Postpartum education and lifestyle changes for preventing type 2 diabetes in Turkish women with previous gestational diabetes: A retrospective study
International journal of nursing practice, cilt.22, sa.5, ss.427-435, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ijn.12452
- Dergi Adı: International journal of nursing practice
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.427-435
- Anahtar Kelimeler: gestational diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes, postpartum, lifestyle changes, nursing and glucose intolerance
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
BACKGROUND: Women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have at least sevenfold increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes compared with non-GDM mothers. The risk can be decreased by self-care measures. AIM: The aim of this study was to explore the postpartum education and lifestyle changes of Turkish women with previous GDM. METHOD: This was a retrospective descriptive epidemiological study. A total of 111 women who had given birth within the previous 3-4 years were interviewed by telephone between December 2013 and April 2014. RESULTS: The 83.8% of the women with GDM had not received education related to exercise, while 40.5% received no education regarding the importance of diet. More importantly, while 68.5% had been informed about testing blood glucose levels postpartum, a large majority, 69.3%, did not know for how long they would have had to continue testing their glucose levels. However, 31.3% of those who monitored their glucose levels had glucose intolerance. In terms of lifestyle changes, less than half of the women, 48.6%, had made changes in their diet and the majority, 51.4%, were inactive. CONCLUSION: Women need access to sustained education and supportive counselling both to motivate and to minimize the risk of type 2 diabetes after GDM.