A set amount of time to gather the data may create restrictions on who is sampled and what type of analysis is chosen. Delimitations The study is delimited by the following: The study will be conducted in Southeastern Idaho among English speaking patients. In an effort to focus on one type of diabetes, women with other types of diabetes will not be studied, only those who developed GDM during pregnancy. The study will use the Hurley self-efficacy tool. It has been deemed valid through rigorous testing. Terminology The following terms will be used and defined within the context of the study. or Certainty: “free from doubt reservation; confident, sure”. in oneself and or Confidence: “belief one’s powers abilities”. are three major types of diabetes mellitus: type 1, type 2 and Diabetes: “There gestational. All types of diabetes are characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels, or fasting levels of 126 mg/dL or . higher” or difficulty of delivery due to obstruction of the birth Shoulder dystocia: “Blockage canal by the . infant’s shoulders” in which onset or recognition of impaired glucose Gestational diabetes mellitus: “that tolerance occurs during . pregnancy”
A set amount of time to gather the data may create restrictions on who is sampled and what type of analysis is chosen. Delimitations The study is delimited by the following: The study will be conducted in Southeastern Idaho among English speaking patients. In an effort to focus on one type of diabetes, women with other types of diabetes will not be studied, only those who developed GDM during pregnancy. The study will use the Hurley self-efficacy tool. It has been deemed valid through rigorous testing. Terminology The following terms will be used and defined within the context of the study. Certainty: “free from doubt or reservation; confident, sure”. Confidence: “belief in oneself and one’s powers or abilities”. Diabetes: “There are three major types of diabetes mellitus: type 1, type 2 and gestational. All types of diabetes are characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels, or fasting levels of 126 mg/dL or higher” . Shoulder dystocia: “Blockage or difficulty of delivery due to obstruction of the birth canal by the infant’s shoulders” . Gestational diabetes mellitus: “that in which onset or recognition of impaired glucose tolerance occurs during pregnancy” .
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