Effect of Digital Storytelling Intervention on Diabetes Self-Management in Pregnant Women With Gestational Diabetes

Effect of Digital Storytelling Intervention on Diabetes Self-Management in Pregnant Women With Gestational Diabetes

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of digital storytelling intervention on diabetes self-management in women with gestational diabetes. It is a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group.

The main hypotheses of the study are:

Digital storytelling has an impact on women with gestational diabetes' perception of diabetes self-management.

Digital storytelling has an impact on the diabetes self-efficacy levels of women with gestational diabetes.

Women with gestational diabetes who apply to the obstetrics outpatient clinic of the hospital where the study is conducted or who have been hospitalized in the obstetrics clinic and who meet the inclusion criteria will be included in the study. As a result of the G-power analysis, the sample consisted of 21 interventions and 21 control groups. Pre-test data will be collected from pregnant women in both the control and intervention groups through scales.

In the hospital where the study was conducted, pregnant women with gestational diabetes are directed to the Endocrine outpatient clinic and receive standard training by the diabetes team. Pregnant women in the intervention group will be shown videos created in addition to the standard training of the institution where the research data were collected.

Pregnant women in the intervention group will be shown videos created in addition to the standard training of the institution where the research data were collected. Pregnant women participating in the study will be followed for four weeks. Pre-test data will be collected from pregnant women who meet the sampling criteria within the first week and how the research will proceed will be explained. Four separate videos, created specifically for each determined topic, will be sent to women daily via online environments during the first week and they will be made available for viewing. Once a week, short videos will be sent to the pregnant woman as a reminder and she will be allowed to watch them. Women will be asked to keep records of their blood sugar monitoring results for four weeks. In the fourth week, post-test data from women will be collected through scales.

Scales to be used in the research

• Introductory Information Form (pre-test)
• Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale (pre-test/post-test)
• Perceived Diabetes Self-Management Scale (pre-test/post-test)
• International Physical Activity Questionnaire (pre-test/post-test)
• Blood Sugar Monitoring Form (post-test)

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being 18 years or older
• Being diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes
• 24-32. being between weeks of pregnancy
• Having a treatment plan made after gestational diabetes diagnosis
• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Knowing how to read and write Turkish
• Not having any pregnancy complications other than Gestational Diabetes
• Having a smart phone

Exclusion Criteria:

-Pregnant women who do not meet the inclusion criteria will be excluded from the study. Moreover; Pregnant women whose blood sugar monitoring was terminated by the doctor during the follow-up, who did not continue hospital checks during the research period or could not be reached, and who experienced preterm labor before the end of the follow-up will be excluded from the study.