Journal of Education and Health Promotion

The effect of couple supportive counseling on self‑efficacy in women with insulin‑treated gestational diabetes: A randomized clinical trial

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

. Sahar Rostampour 1
. Fatemeh Erfanian Araghvanian 2
. Masoumeh Kordi 2
. Farideh Akhlaghi 3
. Seyyed Mohsen Asghari Nekah 4
. Mohammad Taghi Shakeri 5

1 Counseling in Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, East Campus, Azadi Square, Mashhad, Iran

4 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Azadi Square, Mashhad, Iran

5 Department of Vital Statistics, School of Public Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Gestational diabetes is the most common medical complication and a common
metabolic disorder during pregnancy. Increasing people’s self‑efficacy is one of the best ways to
control this disease. As there is a lag of intervention in this regard, the purpose of this study was to
determine the effect of couple supportive counseling on self‑efficacy in women with insulin‑treated
gestational diabetes.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this randomized clinical trial, 64 women with gestational diabetes
who referred to diabetes clinic of Mashhad Ommolbanin Hospital were divided into intervention and
control groups through block randomization during 2019. Their gestational age was in 26–30 weeks.
For the couples in the intervention group, three couple supportive counseling session was held. Each
session lasted 1 h and was held one time per week. The instruments were diabetes self‑efficacy
questionnaire, fasting and 2‑h postprandial checklist and Cassidy social support, which were assessed
before and 4 weeks after intervention in both groups. Data was analyzed by SPSS software version 25
through Mann–Whitney and Wilcoxon test. P values of < 0.05 were reported to be significant.
RESULTS: In the preintervention, the diabetes self‑efficacy score had no significant difference
in the intervention (30/6 ± 38/50) and control groups (09/8 ± 56/51) (P = 515/0). However, in
the postintervention, the diabetes self‑efficacy score was significantly higher in the intervention
group (58/6 ± 41/71) compared to the control group (15/7 ± 31/51) (P < 001/0). Also, before the
intervention, there was no significant difference between the intervention (30/2 ± 72/10) and control
group (87/1 ± 63/11) (P = 137/0) regarding social support. However, after the intervention, there was
a significant difference between the intervention and control groups (879/0 ± 53/13, 03/2 ± 41/11,
P < 0/001 respectively). Also, data analysis showed a significant correlation between self‑efficacy
and social support (r = 0.451, P < 0.001), self‑efficacy and fasting blood sugar (P < 0.001, r = ‑0.577),
and 2 h post prandial (r = ‑0.778, P < 0.001).
CONCLUSION: Couple supportive counseling leads to increased self‑efficacy and social support
in pregnant women with gestational diabetes. Therefore, it is recommended to use this counseling
as an effective method in the management of diabetic pregnant women during their prenatal care
to have a healthier pregnancy.

Keywords

Counseling
gestational diabetes
pregnancy
self‑efficacy
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Journal of Education and Health Promotion
Volume 13, Issue 2
February 2023
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