Introduction

The present study aimed to compare the effect of two different forms of face-to-face and counseling on a social application, i.e., WhatsApp, on self-care and quality of life of women with gestational diabetes.

Methods

The present research was an educational trial with control group, which was conducted on diabetic women between 24 and 26 weeks of pregnancy. A total of 126 subjects were included in the study using the convenient sampling method. They were assigned into three groups. All of the participants answered the questionnaires gestational diabetes self-care, and quality of life at the beginning and end of the study. The GATHER approach to counseling (G = Greeting, A = Ask, T = Tell, H = Help, R = Return) was performed in four 45-min sessions for face-to-face and WhatsApp groups in the pregnancy weeks of 27, 28, 29, and 30. The subjects in the control group received only the routine cares for gestational diabetes. T test, Chi squared test, and ANOVA repeated measurement test were used to analyze the data.

Results

Findings showed a significant difference among the three groups in self-care and quality of life (p = 0.001). There was also a significant difference among the three groups in fasting blood sugar after the intervention (p = 0.005).

Conclusion

Self-care counseling, both in the form of face-to-face and on social networks, improved the score of self-care and quality of life as well as glucose tolerance test (GTT) in women with gestational diabetes.

中文翻译：

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个体咨询与社会应用咨询对妊娠期糖尿病妇女自我保健和生活质量的影响比较

介绍

本研究旨在比较两种不同形式的面对面咨询和社交应用程序，即 WhatsApp，对妊娠期糖尿病女性的自我保健和生活质量的影响。

方法

本研究是一项有对照组的教育试验，对怀孕 24 至 26 周的糖尿病妇女进行。使用方便的抽样方法，共有 126 名受试者被纳入研究。他们被分为三组。在研究开始和结束时，所有参与者都回答了妊娠糖尿病自我保健和生活质量问卷。GATHER 咨询方法（G = 问候，A = 询问，T = 告诉，H = 帮助，R = 返回）在 27 周的怀孕周期间针对面对面和 WhatsApp 小组进行了四个 45 分钟的会议， 28、29、30。对照组仅接受妊娠糖尿病的常规护理。采用T检验、卡方检验和ANOVA重复测量检验对数据进行分析。

结果

结果显示，三组在自我护理和生活质量方面存在显着差异（p = 0.001）。干预后三组的空腹血糖也有显着差异（p = 0.005）。

结论

面对面和社交网络形式的自我保健咨询提高了妊娠期糖尿病女性的自我保健和生活质量以及葡萄糖耐量试验 (GTT) 的得分。