Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life among Pregnant Women with Diabetes Mellitus in Public Hospitals, Upper Northern Region Thailand
Keywords:
health-related quality of life, self-management, social support, pregnant women, diabetes mellitusAbstract
Abstract
This correlational research study aimed to examine factors associated with health-related quality of life in pregnant women with diabetes mellitus. The sample was 150 pregnant women with diabetes mellitus who attended antenatal services in three public hospitals in the upper northern region of Thailand. Research instruments consisted of personal and obstetrics record forms, the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey–Version 2, and self-management and social support questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s product moment, Spearman’s rank, and Point biserial correlations. The results found a mean health-related quality of life score of 66.86 (SD = 13.93), considered a good level. Statistically significant factors associated with health-related quality of life were age (r = .172, p < .05), blood sugar levels (r = -.209, p < .05), self-management (r = .438, p < .01) and social support (r = .414, p < .01). The findings suggest that nurses should assess self-management and social support during antenatal visits. Nurses should also have activities to promote self-management and provide opportunities for families to learn to support and promote good health-related quality of life among pregnant women with diabetes mellitus.
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related quality of life among pregnant women. J Pak Med Assoc, 68(6), 872–875.
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Factors influencing the occurrence of gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant
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D. (2010). Psychological factors that influence quality of life and potential for self-
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presented as the 80th Birthday Anniversary of His Majesty the King and dedicated as
the 84th Birthday Anniversary of Her Majesty the King Mr. Kanlayaniwattana Krom
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Cassetari, B. F. N., …Calderon, I. M. P. (2016) Health related quality of life in pregnant
women with diabetes or mild hyperglycemia. International Archives of Medicine, 9(345), 1-7.
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women. Nursing Journal of the Ministry of Public Health, 27(3), 42-56. [In Thai]
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sugar level control and re-admission of women with insulin-dependent gestational diabetes mellitus. Srinagarind Med J, 32(2), 135-142. [in Thai]
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among women with gestational diabetes mellitus. The Journal of Faculty of Nursing
Burapha University, 27(1), 50-59. [In Thai]
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who decide to terminate their pregnancy. Master of Science Program in Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University. [In Thai]
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management among adults and elderly with type 2 diabetes in Pathum Thani Province. Thai Red Cross Nursing Journal, 10(1), 100-125. [in Thai]
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quality of life among high-risk pregnant women (gestational diabetes and hypertension. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 31(2), 150-157.
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management questionnaire (DSMQ): development and evaluation of an instrument
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of the diabetic patients at Ban Chiang Kruea Pho Chai health promoting hospital, Chiang Kruea sub district, Muang district, Sakon Nakorn province. Office of Disease Prevention and Control 7 Khon Kaen Province, 33(3), 23-33. [in Thai]
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diabetes: women’s concerns, mood state, quality of life and treatment satisfaction. J
Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 25(11), 2464-6.
Wattana, C. (2015). Self-management support: strategies for promoting disease control.
Journal of Phrapokklao Nursing College, 26(Suppl. 1),117-127. [In Thai]
Ware, et al. (2009). SF-12v2 Health Survey: Administration guide for clinical trial investigators.
Lincoln, RI: Quality Metric Incorporated.
Whittemore, R., Liberti, L., Jeon, S., Chao, A., Jaser, S. S., & Grey, M. (2014). Self-management
as a mediator of family functioning and depressive symptoms with health outcomes
in youth with type 1 Diabetes. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 36(9), 1254-1271.
Wilson, I. B., & Cleary P. D. (1995). Linking clinical variables with health-related quality of life:
a conceptual model of patient outcomes. JAMA, 273(1), 59-65.
Shiu, A. T. Y., Choi, K. C., Lee, D. T. F., Yu, D. S. F., & Ng, W. M. (2014). Application of a
health-related quality of life conceptual model in community-dwelling older Chinese
people with diabetes to understand the relationships among clinical and psychological outcomes. J Diabetes Invest, 5(6), 677-686.
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Panyaso, K. ., Sangin, S. ., & Chuahorm, U. . (2020). Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life among Pregnant Women with Diabetes Mellitus in Public Hospitals, Upper Northern Region Thailand. The Journal of Faculty of Nursing Burapha University, 28(3), 27–40. retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/Nubuu/article/view/246063
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