The Effects of Self-care Promotion Program for Diabetic Women During Pregnancy Health Promotion Department, That Phanom Crown Prince Hospital, Nakhon Phanom Province.

Abstract

     This research was quasi-experimental research.The research design is a pre- and post-experimental measurement design with 1 sample group aimed to study the effect of self-care promotion program for women with gestational diabetes, Health Promotion Unit, That Phanom Crown Prince Hospital, Nakhon Phanom Province. A sample group of pregnant women who received prenatal care services at the prenatal clinic, Health Promotion Division, Somdej Phra Yupparat That Phanom Hospital, and were diagnosed with gestational diabetes type A1, totaling 35 people. The research instruments consisted of 1. The instruments used for data collection were a general data recording form, a knowledge questionnaire, a questionnaire on self-care behavior of pregnant women with diabetes, and a satisfaction assessment form. 2. The instruments used in the experiment were self-care promotion program, teaching plan, diabetes nutrition therapy manual for pregnant women, and self-care monitoring record form for gestational diabetes. Data analysis: General information, knowledge, self-care behavior, and satisfaction of the sample group were analyzed using descriptive statistics to find the mean, percentage, and standard deviation. Pre- and post-experimental comparisons were made. Data were analyzed using Pair T-test statistics.

     Results : It was found that 1) the knowledge and self-care behavior scores of the sample group were significantly higher than before the experiment. 2) The satisfaction scores of the sample group were also significantly higher than before the experiment. 3) The health indicators consisted of the average blood sugar level before meals throughout pregnancy of the sample group being 82.59 mg/dl and the average blood sugar level 2 hours after meals throughout pregnancy of the sample group being 107.98 mg/dl.