Effectiveness of comprehensive nursing intervention package on knowledge and glycemic control among antenatal mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus

Gestational diabetes mellitus is carbohydrate intolerance of variable severity with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. Worldwide Information (2015) stated that in world approximately 7% of all pregnancies are complicated by GDM, resulting in more than 200, 000 cases annually. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of comprehensive nursing intervention package on knowledge and glycemic control among antenatal mothers with GDM.

Pre-experimental one group pretest and post-test design was used. Through purposive sampling technique 30 antenatal mothers with GDM were selected. A structured questionnaire was used to assess the pre-test level of knowledge and glycemic level was assessed by FBS, PPBS blood specimen. Comprehensive Nursing Intervention Package regarding self care management of GDM were educated to antenatal mothers with GDM. A post-test was conducted by using same set of tools.

Analysis revealed that the paired ’test value of knowledge at 18.38, was highly significant at the level of p <0.001. The calculated't ’test value in FBS at 11.03 was very highly significant at p <0.001 level. The paired't ’test value in PPBS at 13.56 was very highly significant at p <0.001 level. Conclusion: The study concluded that comprehensive nursing intervention package had significant effect on knowledge and glycemic control.