Padaphet Sayakhot|Mary Carolan|Cheryl Steele
Use of a web-based educational intervention to improve knowledge of healthy diet and lifestyle in women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus compared to standard clinic-based education
Victoria University|Victoria University|Sunshine Hospital|Western Health
study introduced webbased educational intervention australian women gestational diabetes mellitus gdm aim improve knowledge healthy diet lifestyle gdm evaluation intervention explored womens knowledge understanding gdm healthy diet healthy food healthy lifestyle using webbased program compared women receiving standard clinicbased gdm educationa total 116 women aged 1845 years old newly diagnosed gdm participated intervention n 56 control n 60 women randomly allocated intervention control groups groups attended standard gdm education class group 1intervention additionally used online touch screencomputer program women completed questionnaire following computer program andor education class questions evaluating levels knowledge one correct answer scores graded 0 1 correct component receiving score eg 025 per correct answer 4 answer question chisquare test performed compare two groups regarding knowledge gdmfindings indicated majority women intervention group reported correct answers types carbohydrate foods pregnant women gdm compared control group 625 vs 583 respectively women groups excellent understanding fruits vegetables 982 vs 983 majority women intervention group understood exercise daily 30 min compared control group 929 vs 917 groups good understanding across categories however majority women intervention group scored correct answers score 1 term foetal effects 179 vs 133 respectively maternal predictors 54 vs 5 care requirements 393 vs 233 gdm perceptions 482 vs 467 gdm treatment 679 vs 617 compared women control groupthe study suggested approaches standard education standard education plus webbased program resulted excellent knowledge scores statistically significant difference groups multiple immediate access webbased education program home may prove useful source reference women gdm future study comparing results pre post intervention neededactrn12615000697583 date registered 03072015 retrospectively registered