Effect of Tele - nursing S ervices on Healthy Lifestyle and Self - Efficacy among Gestational Diabetes Women
metwaly, sabah; Rania Eid Farrag;
Abstract
Gestational diabetes is a serious health problem.
Applying tele nursing in healthcare is increasingly
prioritized to reduce maternal
mortality,
morbidity and improve newborns’ survival
especially
in remote
area
s
.
Aim
of the study:
To examine t
he
effect of tele
-
nursing
services
on
h
ealthy
l
ifes
tyle
and
s
elf
-
e
fficacy among
g
estational
diabetes women
.
Design A
quasi
-
experimental design was adopted.
Setting: The study
was
conducted
at
the M
aternal
and
C
hild
H
ealth
C
enter in the Fayoum University Hospital
.
Sample
:
One hundred
and one
mothe
rs with
gestational diabetes
were enrolled in the
study
and randomly divided into
study
and control group
s
.
Tools
: Four tools were used
for data collection
: I)
A
s
tructure
d
interviewing questionnaire,
II)
Health promotion
lifestyle p
rofile
scale,
III)
S
elf
-
efficacy
of health behaviors
,
and
IV)
W
omen satisfaction
L
ikert scale.
Results
:
There were
statically significant differences
between both groups regarding the health
promotion
lifestyle profile
as well as
self efficacy scores
at 32
and
37 weeks of gestation.
The m
ean level of fasting blood glucose
was
significantly lower in the study group than the control group at 37 weeks of gestation (
p<0.05). Mean
while
the
mean
level of
postprandial
blood glucose
was significantly lower than the con
trol group at 32
and
37
weeks of
gestation
(p<0.05)
.
As well as
,
the
mothers
who receive
d
the telephone support
achieved
increased
numbers of
attendances to the antenatal
center for
follow
up.
In
addition,
the satisfaction
level
was high among
the mothers
who
receive
d
the telephone support than those in
the
control group.
Conclusion
: The findings of this s
tudy
demonstrated that
tele
-
nursing
support
could significantly
enhance
the health
promotion
life
style
profile and self
efficacy scores, as well as
maintain
blood glucose levels
among
mothers with gestati
onal diabetes and also increase
the
adherence to
antenatal
visits
Applying tele nursing in healthcare is increasingly
prioritized to reduce maternal
mortality,
morbidity and improve newborns’ survival
especially
in remote
area
s
.
Aim
of the study:
To examine t
he
effect of tele
-
nursing
services
on
h
ealthy
l
ifes
tyle
and
s
elf
-
e
fficacy among
g
estational
diabetes women
.
Design A
quasi
-
experimental design was adopted.
Setting: The study
was
conducted
at
the M
aternal
and
C
hild
H
ealth
C
enter in the Fayoum University Hospital
.
Sample
:
One hundred
and one
mothe
rs with
gestational diabetes
were enrolled in the
study
and randomly divided into
study
and control group
s
.
Tools
: Four tools were used
for data collection
: I)
A
s
tructure
d
interviewing questionnaire,
II)
Health promotion
lifestyle p
rofile
scale,
III)
S
elf
-
efficacy
of health behaviors
,
and
IV)
W
omen satisfaction
L
ikert scale.
Results
:
There were
statically significant differences
between both groups regarding the health
promotion
lifestyle profile
as well as
self efficacy scores
at 32
and
37 weeks of gestation.
The m
ean level of fasting blood glucose
was
significantly lower in the study group than the control group at 37 weeks of gestation (
p<0.05). Mean
while
the
mean
level of
postprandial
blood glucose
was significantly lower than the con
trol group at 32
and
37
weeks of
gestation
(p<0.05)
.
As well as
,
the
mothers
who receive
d
the telephone support
achieved
increased
numbers of
attendances to the antenatal
center for
follow
up.
In
addition,
the satisfaction
level
was high among
the mothers
who
receive
d
the telephone support than those in
the
control group.
Conclusion
: The findings of this s
tudy
demonstrated that
tele
-
nursing
support
could significantly
enhance
the health
promotion
life
style
profile and self
efficacy scores, as well as
maintain
blood glucose levels
among
mothers with gestati
onal diabetes and also increase
the
adherence to
antenatal
visits
Other data
Title | Effect of Tele - nursing S ervices on Healthy Lifestyle and Self - Efficacy among Gestational Diabetes Women | Authors | metwaly, sabah ; Rania Eid Farrag | Keywords | Gestational diabetes mellitus ( GDM) , health practice life style profile, self efficacy, t ele - nursing | Issue Date | 1-Jan-2016 | Journal | International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing | Series/Report no. | 3;1 | ISSN | 2394 - 7330 |
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