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The effect of a self-efficacy-enhancing intervention on perceived self-efficacy and actual adherence to healthy behaviours among women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a self-efficacy-enhancing intervention (SEEI) on perceived self-efficacy and actual adherence to healthy behaviours among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Methods: This comparative pre-post study was conducted at the Antena...
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Published in: | Sultan Qaboos University medical journal 2018-11, Vol.18 (4), p.513-519 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a self-efficacy-enhancing intervention (SEEI)
on perceived self-efficacy and actual adherence to healthy behaviours among women with gestational diabetes mellitus
(GDM). Methods: This comparative pre-post study was conducted at the Antenatal Clinic of the Sultan Qaboos
University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, between October 2016 and January 2017. A total of 90 adult Omani women
with GDM were randomised to either a control group receiving standard prenatal care or a SEEI group. The SEEI
group received an additional health education session and biweekly text messages to encourage adherence to healthy
behaviours. All participants completed self-reported standardised questionnaires to determine perceived self-efficacy
and actual adherence at baseline and after four weeks. Results: At baseline, there were no significant differences
between the control and SEEI groups in mean scores for perceived self-efficacy (122.9 ± 19.9 versus 118.2 ± 19.5; P = 0.26)
or actual adherence to healthy behaviours (3.1 ± 1.2 versus 3.2 ± 1.0; P = 0.23). However, after four weeks, there was
a significant positive difference between the SEEI and control groups in terms of pre-post change in scores for both
perceived self-efficacy (9.9 ± 19.6 versus −1.8 ± 17.6; P |
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ISSN: | 2075-051X 2075-0528 |
DOI: | 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.014 |