The Perinatal Biopsychosocial Consequences of Various Levels of Gestational Hyperglycemia. (May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hung, Chich-Hsiu; Yu, Ching-Yun; Huang, Mei-Chuan
• Is Part Of: Clinical nursing research. Volume 29:Number 4(2020)
• Page Start: 268
• Page End: 275
• Publication Date: 2020-05
• Subjects: blood pressure -- depression -- fasting blood sugar -- gestational hyperglycemia -- health status; Nursing -- Research -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Clinical medicine -- Research -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1177/1054773818769210
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1054-7738

Abstract

This study was to compare biopsychosocial consequences among three groups of women with gestational hyperglycemia. We conducted a repeated-measures study at five time points among 132 women with gestational hyperglycemia. Women's physiological indicators and their psychosocial indicators were measured. There were 22.7% of participants had gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), 11.4% had gestational impaired glucose tolerance (G-IGT), and 65.9% had mild gestational hyperglycemia (MGH). Women with GDM had higher fasting blood glucose and systolic/diastolic blood pressure than women with MGH. Women with GDM had higher diastolic blood pressure compared to women with G-IGT. Significant differences were found between the five time points regarding women's fasting blood glucose, diastolic blood pressure, depression, and health status. Health care providers should conduct early screening for predictors of metabolic syndrome in women with any degree of gestational hyperglycemia. Nursing interventions could be offered as early as the perinatal period to promote women's health.