Effects of the gestational diabetes transition preparation program on blood sugar control behavior and blood sugar levels among pregnant women treated with insulin
Abstract:
Transition readiness is the process that facilitates the transition of appropriate health behaviors from normal to disease. The objective of this quasi-e x perimental research was to examine effect of the gestational diabetes transition preparation program on blood sugar control behavior and blood sugar levels among pregnant women treated with insulin. The subjects were 50 pregnant women with GDM who first received treatment in Taksin Hospital, Bangkok province from January 2022 to May 2022. The samples were recruited by inclusion criteria, and divided into 2 groups, the experimental (n=25), and the control group (n=25). Data were collected by using a blood sugar level control behavior questionnaire with the reliability of .77, and a blood sugar level record sheet, and they were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and Chi-square test. Results revealed that the experimental group had significant higher score of blood sugar control behavior (t = 9.33, df = 36.37, P < 0.05) than those of the control group. These results suggest the nurse and midwifery should prepare pregnant women for the transition to diabetes. So that these pregnant women have appropriate health care behaviors and have normal blood sugar levels.