The effect of training intervention based on health belief model on self-care behaviors of women with gestational diabetes mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is currently the most common complication of pregnancy, and the prevalence of undiagnosed hyperglycemia and overt diabetes in young women is increasing. In this regard, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of training intervention based on the health belief model of self-care behaviors in women with gestational diabetes.

Methods

The present study was an interventional study, which was conducted on 160 women with gestational diabetes (80 in the interventional group and 80 in the control group), who were under treatment in healthcare centers in the city of Fasa in Fars Province, Iran, in 2022-2023. The method was simple random sampling. The collecting data tools were demographic characteristics questionnaire (age, edu

SUBMITTER: Mohammadkhah F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11782153 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature