Assessment of quality of life among antenatal women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Renu Malik; Susha Mary Roy

doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20240304

Authors

Renu Malik Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, Ramaiah Institute of Nursing Education and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Susha Mary Roy Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, Ramaiah Institute of Nursing Education and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20240304

Keywords:

QoL, GDM, Antenatal women

Abstract

Background: Pregnancy is challenging for every woman and if it is complicated with conditions like gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), it may reduce her quality of life (QoL) significantly which increases the potential risks related to the physical and psychological health aspects related to the mother as well as for the baby thus causing a negative impact on her overall health and wellbeing. Hence, it should be given more importance by healthcare professionals.

Methods: The study design adopted to assess the QoL of antenatal women with GDM was a cross-sectional research design.110 antenatal women with GDM attending antenatal OPD at selected hospitals in Bengaluru were chosen using a Non-probability convenient sampling technique. A standardized GDM questionnaire (GDMQ-36) was used to assess QoL and the data analysis was done using descriptive and inferential statistics techniques. The study was conducted from July 2022 to August 2023.

Results: The study results were as follows, 74.5% of antenatal women with GDM had a moderate level of QoL, 25.5% had a high level of QoL and no antenatal women was found to have low level of QoL. 60% of antenatal women had high level of QoL in support domain and 25.5% of the antenatal women had low level of QoL in complications of GDM domains. A significant association was found between QoL and selected socio-demographic variables.

Conclusions: The present Study concluded that the majority of the antenatal women (74.5%), had moderate levels of QoL and a significant association was found between QoL and socio-demographic variables.

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...

References

Pregnancy and childbirth. Health.gov. Available at: https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/pregnancy-and-childbirth. Accessed on 2 March, 2022.

Maternal mortality. Ir J Med Sci. 1966;42(S1):59-60.

Rani PR, Begum J. Screening and diagnosis of gestational Diabetes Mellitus, where do we stand. J Clin Diagn Res. 2016;10(4):QE01-4.

Gestational diabetes. Idf.org. Available at: https://www.idf.org/our-activities/care-prevention/ gdm?language=fr. Accessed on 2 March, 2023.

Konsam M, Karkada SR, Barboza LA, Sushmitha R, Anitha Barboza L. Awareness on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) and compliance to management among pregnant women-A narrative review. Manipal.edu. Available at: https://ejournal. manipal.edu/mjnhs/docs/Volume%205_Issue%201/FullText/47%20Review%20article%20-%20Sushmitha%20Ramona%20Karkada.pdf. Accessed on 9 June, 2023.

Mithal A, Bansal B, Kalra S. Gestational diabetes in India: Science and society. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2015;19(6):701-4.

Chatterjee S. Urban Karnataka crosses national average in incidence of gestational diabetes. Times of India. 2016. Available at: https://timesofindia. indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/urban-karnataka-crosses-national-average-in-incidence-of-gestational-diabetes/articleshow/54504724.cms. Accessed on 9 June, 2023.

Gestational Diabetes. Stanfordchildrens.org. Available at: https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/ en/topic/default?id=gestational-diabetes-mellitus-gdm-85-P00337. Accessed on 20 August, 2023.

WHOQOL-measuring Quality of life. Who.int. Available at: https://www.who.int/tools/whoqol. Accessed on 9 June 2023.

Marchetti D, Carrozzino D, Fraticelli F, Fulcheri M, Vitacolonna E. Quality of Life in women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A systematic review. J Diabetes Res. 2017;2017:7058082.

Shama EELS, Ibrahiem NM, Ahmed AR, El-berdan A, El-Sherbeny E. Clinical association between gestational diabetes mellitus and quality of life among women. Malaysian J Nursing. 2020;12(2):10-21.

Carin M, Lundgren I, Bergbom I. First time pregnant women’s experiences in early pregnancy. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2011;6(2):5600.

Priya DJ, Agusta A, Jasmine M, Rakesh M, Nirmala P. Assess the quality of life amongst Antenatal Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in a selected districts, Tamil Nadu, India. J Pharm Res Int. 2021;116-21.

Bień A, Rzońca E, Kańczugowska A, Iwanowicz-Palus G. Factors affecting the quality of life and the illness acceptance of pregnant women with diabetes. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015;13(1):68.

Amiri FN, Faramarzi M, Bakhtiari A, Omidvar S. Risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus: A case-control study. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2021;15(2):184-90.