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03, 2023;10 (3): 1744-1754.

Self-management experience of first-time diagnosed gestational diabetes mellitus: A focus group interview.

Mei-Chen Su, Min-Yu Chang, Jui-Chiung Sun
Author Information
  1. Mei-Chen Su: School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan.
  2. Min-Yu Chang: Department of Nursing, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital (Built and Operated by Chang Gung Medical Foundation), New Taipei, Taiwan.
  3. Jui-Chiung Sun: Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan. ORCID
PMID: 36285704 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1431

Abstract

AIM: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has become the most common complication in women during pregnancy in Taiwan. Since several clinical trials have demonstrated benefits of aggressive treatment, which rely heavily on self-management. The present study was conducted to explore the self-management experience of women with first-time diagnosed GDM.
DESIGN: A qualitative descriptive approach was applied to conduct this study.
METHODS: Purposive sampling was used to recruit patients with first-time diagnosed GDM from the maternity outpatient clinics of medical centre in Taiwan. A total of three focus groups interviews with 22 women were conducted to collect the data. Content analysis was applied to analyse the data.
RESULTS: Four themes were identified: (1) unexpectedly having a high-risk pregnancy, (2) different perceptions for self-management, (3) implementation predicament of self-management and (4) maternal duty to ensure the safety of mother and child.

Keywords

experience focus group gestational diabetes mellitus self-management

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MeSH Term

Child
Pregnancy
Female
Humans
Diabetes, Gestational
Focus Groups
Self-Management
Qualitative Research
Pregnancy, High-Risk
Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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