Effect of Lifestyle Coaching Program on Health-Related Behavior and Blood Glucose Level among Gestational Diabetic Women | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Volume 14, Issue 4, December 2023, Page 931-946 PDF (671.16 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.335725 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Shimaa Ahmed Sharaby1; Hanaa Hamad Mohamed2; Amal Fatthy Mohamed3 | ||||
| 1Assistant professor of Women Health& Obstetric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kafr El-Sheikh University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kafr El-Sheikh University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Maternal & Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Context: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) stands out as a prevalent health issue during pregnancy. Health coaching emerges as a technique that enhances the well-being and health outcomes of women grappling with gestational diabetes. Aim and design: A pre and post-test quasi-experimental study design was employed, aiming to evaluate the effect of a lifestyle coaching program on health-related behavior and blood glucose level among gestational diabetic women. Sample: A purposive sample of sixty pregnant women was chosen from Kafr El-Sheikh University Hospital's prenatal outpatient clinic, which served as the study's setting. Tools: In the current study, four tools were used: a structured interviewing questionnaire, a gestational diabetes knowledge assessment questionnaire, a prenatal health behavior scale, a self-record or diary, and an Arabic educational booklet was used as supportive material. Results: The current study found that, when comparing the pre- and post-coaching program implementation periods for the studied sample, there was a highly statistically significant improvement in the total knowledge score and the total mean of health-promoting behavior regarding gestational diabetes mellitus (P<0.001). Additionally, the total mean of health-impairing behavior related to gestational diabetes as well as the total mean of fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels were significantly lower at post-coaching program implementation than they were at pre-program implementation (P < 0.001). Conclusion: The implementation of a lifestyle coaching program has a better effect on pregnant women’s knowledge and health-related behavior regarding gestational diabetes mellitus, besides decreasing women’s blood glucose level. Recommendations: The Lifestyle Coaching Program ought to be incorporated into the prenatal routine care for pregnant women with gestational diabetes in the various health care settings | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| lifestyle coaching program; health-related behavior; gestational diabetic women | ||||
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