Message framing materials applied to healthy eating decision-making for pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus: An exploratory study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To develop and initially validate message framing materials for promoting healthy dietary decisions in GDM populations.

Methods

The Delphi survey involved 17 experts, and consensus was obtained after two rounds. In Pre-survey I, 30 participants randomly selected one material (gain framing vs. loss framing) and complete a manipulation check item to ensure that the stimulus material manipulation was valid. Pre-survey II involved 60 participants who rated all messages using a Likert 5 rating questionnaire, a Wilcoxon signed rank sum test was used to examine the message framing effects.

Results

After two rounds of Delphi surveys, experts reached consensus on the final materials, which contained two message framings, each containing 11 entries. The manipulation test f

SUBMITTER: Han X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11849819 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature