scholarly journals Gestational Diabetes Education and Diabetes Prevention Strategies

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. B. Evert
Author(s):  
Anne‐Mette Hedeager Momsen ◽  
Diana Høtoft ◽  
Lisbeth Ørtenblad ◽  
Finn Friis Lauszus ◽  
Rubab Hassan Agha Krogh ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 365-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarrett Johnson ◽  
Levi Ross ◽  
Walter Iwanenko ◽  
Judith Schiffert ◽  
Arup Sen

Education is a critical component of the National Blueprint to eliminate racial disparities in diabetes. Research indicates that traditional methods of diabetes education has had limited effectiveness with minority populations and suggests that different educational approaches be explored. The purpose of the research was to explore the effectiveness of an emergent technology (podcast) for use in educating inner-city, African American men about diabetes prevention. Thirty African American men participated in self-administered, pretest–posttest surveys in August 2009. Surveys collected information on demographic characteristics, perceptions of diabetes, and diabetes knowledge. Paired samples t test was computed to evaluate pretest–posttest changes in overall knowledge. McNemar or binomial tests were computed to evaluate pretest–posttest knowledge changes on each of the 15 individual knowledge items. Diabetes knowledge scores for the sample increased from 8.27 at pretest to 10.47 at posttest ( p = .001). Posttest knowledge scores increased for 77% of men, stayed the same for 13%, and decreased for 10%. Men who listened to the podcast correctly answered 40% more knowledge questions on their posttest assessments. Results from this exploratory study suggest that podcasts are useful for helping inner-city, African American men recall diabetes prevention information. Additional research is recommended with larger randomly selected samples using more rigorous research designs.


2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 514-520
Author(s):  
Roshni Devchand ◽  
Patricia Sheehan ◽  
Joanne M. Gallivan ◽  
Diane M. Tuncer ◽  
Christina Nicols

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah R. Lucas ◽  
Roxann C. Williams ◽  
Laura N. Hollar ◽  
Bethany Johnson-Javois ◽  
Heidi B. Miller ◽  
...  

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) increases type 2 diabetes risk; however, postpartum diabetes screening rates are low. Using semi-structured interviews and focus groups, this study investigates the understanding of GDM and its relationship to future diabetes risk and diabetes prevention among patients with public or no insurance (<i>n </i>= 36), health care providers (<i>n </i>= 21), and clinic staff (<i>n </i>= 9) from Federally Qualified Health Centers. Five main themes emerged: <i>1</i>) general understanding of GDM diagnosis with focus on neonatal complications; <i>2</i>) variable recall of diet, exercise, and weight recommendations; <i>3</i>) overwhelming medication and self-monitoring routines; <i>4</i>) short-term focus of type 2 diabetes risk and screening; and <i>5</i>) limited understanding of all options for diabetes prevention. The results may inform diabetes screening and prevention interventions in primary care settings.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uchenna Cosmas Ugwu ◽  
Osmond Chukwuemeka Ene

Abstract Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a disease condition present during pregnancy and if not properly managed would have severe effect on the maternal and neonatal health. This research determined the effect of diabetes education program (DEP) on gestational diabetes mellitus knowledge (GDMK) among diabetic pregnant women (DPW) and significant differences within groups.Methods: This study was based on a pretest – posttest measures of experimental research design involving experimental (n=110) and control (n=110) groups. A total of 220 DPW were purposively recruited from public hospitals in Nigeria between October and December 2019. The DEP was delivered to DPW in experimental group. The Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Questionnaire (GDMKQ) of 0.774 was used for data collection. The statistical analysis was completed using IBM SPSS version 22. Results: The results revealed that no statistically significant difference existed on GDM history (P=0.801>0.05), smoking habit (P=0.0615>0.05), parity status (P=0.503>0.05), and level of education (P=0.720>0.05), while difference was observed on alcohol status (P=0.011<0.05), and age by birth (P=0.009<0.05). Also, while no significant difference existed between the DPW in the treatment and control groups on GDMK pretest measures (P=0.901>0.05), difference existed between the DPW in the intervention and control groups on GDMK posttest scores (P=0.026<0.05). Also, the higher percentage score (78%) of DPW in the experimental group in the posttest GDMK measures which is higher than the score in the pretest measures (55%) of the same group were indications that DEP has significant effect on GDMK among DPW.Conclusion: This demonstrates that reliable interventions are effective in combating pregnancy-related complications. This requires collaborative efforts by concerned bodies to combat notable complications during pregnancy using reliable intervention.Trial Registration: In retrospect, the Pan African Clinical Trial Registry documented the study with registration trial code (Trial No.: PACTR201903003187005)


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