Nursing Guidance in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A literature Review
Rayamajhi, Ranjana; Koirala Thapa, Sadhana (2022)
2022
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus is one of the most common metabolic disorders of pregnancy. The prevalence of GDM is increasing worldwide in higher ranges every year. The complication in pregnancy has become one of the concerns in world since lot of pregnant women do not have proper guidance during their pregnancy. This has caused many complications for both mother and fetus preventing to live healthier life. Therefore, nursing guidance is one of the most important aspects since this guidance reduces maternal and infant mortality rate as well as helps pregnant women to prevent the complication and adapt healthy behaviour that proves to be beneficial for both mother and fetus.
The purpose of the thesis study is to describe what kind of nursing health care guidance are given to the pregnant women about gestational diabetes mellitus. The aim of the thesis is to provide comprehensive understanding about the nursing health care guidance to the pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus. The research question for our thesis is “What kind of nursing guidance is given to pregnant women with gestational diabetes?”.
The method used in this thesis to answer the research question is descriptive literature review. The articles were retrieved from two databases Laurea Finna and PubMed. Total of 12 articles were finalized through inductive content analysis.
Findings were concise into eight subthemes: Nutrition, Physical Activity, Insulin, Oral Hypoglycaemic agent, Healthcare professional Education, Patient Education, Family Support and Nursing/Counselling Support. Further, subthemes were divided into four main themes: Self Care, Medication, Education and Training, Social Support. These findings summarized guidance to pregnant women from first week of pregnancy until the childbirth.
Findings has highlighted both physical guidance and mental/social aspect. Therefore, this nursing guidance are effective in reducing complication in pregnancy and has positive impact of adaptation of healthier behaviours. It would be more beneficial in future if this nursing guidance are practiced and emphasized more through different E-health technologies as well.
The purpose of the thesis study is to describe what kind of nursing health care guidance are given to the pregnant women about gestational diabetes mellitus. The aim of the thesis is to provide comprehensive understanding about the nursing health care guidance to the pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus. The research question for our thesis is “What kind of nursing guidance is given to pregnant women with gestational diabetes?”.
The method used in this thesis to answer the research question is descriptive literature review. The articles were retrieved from two databases Laurea Finna and PubMed. Total of 12 articles were finalized through inductive content analysis.
Findings were concise into eight subthemes: Nutrition, Physical Activity, Insulin, Oral Hypoglycaemic agent, Healthcare professional Education, Patient Education, Family Support and Nursing/Counselling Support. Further, subthemes were divided into four main themes: Self Care, Medication, Education and Training, Social Support. These findings summarized guidance to pregnant women from first week of pregnancy until the childbirth.
Findings has highlighted both physical guidance and mental/social aspect. Therefore, this nursing guidance are effective in reducing complication in pregnancy and has positive impact of adaptation of healthier behaviours. It would be more beneficial in future if this nursing guidance are practiced and emphasized more through different E-health technologies as well.