Comparison of health‑promoting lifestyle and irrational health beliefs in healthy pregnant women and gestational diabetes mellitus
نویسندگان
1 Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Midwifery and Reproductive Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Midwifery and Reproductive Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,
3 Department of Psychiatry, Behavioral Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Imam Hossein Hospital, Tehran, Iran
4 Depattment of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common complication of pregnancy. Thegoal of this study was to compare health‑promoting lifestyles and irrational health beliefs in pregnantwomen with GDM and healthy pregnant women.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study was a descriptive causal‑comparative study inwhich 100 eligible GDM women and 100 eligible healthy women were selected through availablesampling in three referral hospitals in Tehran In 2020. In this study, the Health Promoting LifestyleProfile (HPLP) and the Irrational Health Beliefs Scale (IHBS) were used. Data were analyzed usingindependent t‑test and logistic regression by SPSS 16 software.RESULTS: Findings showed that there is a significant relationship between the variables of IHBSand HPLP. For every one unit increase in an IHBS score, the chance of having diabetes increasesby 2.8%. In the case of HPLP, women who exercised well were 7.5% less likely to develop diabetes,and those who took good responsibility were 7.8% less likely to develop diabetes. Furthermore,in independent t‑test, the HPLP variable showed a significant difference between the two groupswith diabetes and healthy individuals (P < 0.001). Furthermore, in comparing the subscales of thisvariable, physical activity (P < 0.0001), self‑fulfillment (P < 0.004), responsibility (P < 0.003), andstress control (P < 0.001), a significant difference was observed. The results of IHBS researchshowed a significant difference between the two groups of gestational diabetes and healthyindividuals (P < 0.004).CONCLUSION: The results of the present study show the need to identify and focus on irrationalhealth beliefs and health‑promoting lifestyles. Modification of these psychological structures can beuseful in the prevention and management of this chronic disease.
