Objective @#To investigate the status and influencing factors of
self-management behaviors among
pregnant women with
gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), so as to provide insights into
health management of GDM.@*
Methods@#GDM
patients admitted to Medical
Community General Hospital of Shaoxing Second
Hospital were sampled from January to June 2023, and basic characteristics were collected using
questionnaire surveys, including age,
parity,
education level and
gestational age. The
self-management behaviors were evaluated among GDM
patients using the
self-management behavior scale, and the
social support level was evaluated using the
social support scale, while the modes of coping with
diseases were identified using the medical coping modes
questionnaire (MCMQ). Factors affecting the
self-management behaviors were identified among GDM
patients using a multiple
linear regression model.@*Results@#A total of 120 GDM
patients were enrolled, with a mean age of (27.58±3.73) years and
gestational age of (22.16±5.82) weeks. The score for
self-management behaviors was (118.19±24.86) points among GDM
patients, including 15 cases with good
self-management behaviors (12.50%), 61 cases with moderate
behaviors (50.83%) and 44 cases with poor
behaviors (36.67%). Multiple
linear regression analysis showed that
educational level (
high school β'=0.168; junior college and above β'=0.187), per capita monthly
household income (≥5 000 Yuan, β'=0.305),
health education for GDM (β'=0.087), coping mode (avoidance β'=0.168; acceptance β'=0.375) and
social support level (general β'=0.184; high β'=0.429) were factors affecting
self-management behaviors among GDM
patients.@*Conclusion@#The
self-management behaviors of GDM
patients are associated with
educational level, per capita monthly
household income,
health education for GDM, coping mode and
social support level.