Levels of knowledge about the glycemic index concept among women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Introduction: Low glycemic index (GI) diet is recommended as part of medical nutrition therapy for the management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). While the clinical benefits are evident, data assessing knowledge of the GI concept among women with GDM are scarce. This was a needs assessment s...
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| description | Introduction: Low glycemic index (GI) diet is recommended as part of medical nutrition therapy for the management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). While the clinical benefits are evident, data assessing knowledge of the GI concept among women with GDM are scarce. This was a needs assessment study to determine the level of knowledge about the GI concept among women with GDM. Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, we included 85 women with GDM (mean age: 30.6 ± 4.0, pre-pregnancy BMI: 24.8 ± 4.1 kg/m2, gestational age: 34.0 ± 4.0 weeks) from Hospital Serdang, Malaysia. Knowledge about the GI concept was assessed using a developed questionnaire. Additional questions on GDM were assessed using Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Questionnaire (GDMKQ). Subjects with less than 50%, 51-74%, and more than 75% total score were categorized as having poor, fair, and good knowledge levels, respectively. Results: The mean knowledge score obtained by the subjects was 12.8 ± 3.5. More subjects scored correctly for GDM-related knowledge (68.2%). More than half (58.8%) had heard about the GI concept previously and 55.3% understood the definition of GI. The average knowledge score about the GI concept was 55.6%; subjects scored highest on the influence of different carbohydrates (teh tarik versus milk) on blood glucose level (87.1%). However, the majority of the subjects had fair knowledge level (62.4%). Conclusion: Women with GDM had moderate knowledge about the GI concept. Results of the needs assessment served as preliminary data for the development of a GI-based nutrition education program in Malaysia. |
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| spelling | upm-902312021-09-09T21:54:33Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90231/ Levels of knowledge about the glycemic index concept among women with gestational diabetes mellitus Mohd Anuar, Norfarhana Mohd Yusof, Barakatun Nisak Hasbullah, Farah Yasmin Adznam, Siti Nur’Asyura Ibrahim, Zuriati Zakaria, Nor Fadhlina Hashim, Norkamaliah Introduction: Low glycemic index (GI) diet is recommended as part of medical nutrition therapy for the management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). While the clinical benefits are evident, data assessing knowledge of the GI concept among women with GDM are scarce. This was a needs assessment study to determine the level of knowledge about the GI concept among women with GDM. Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, we included 85 women with GDM (mean age: 30.6 ± 4.0, pre-pregnancy BMI: 24.8 ± 4.1 kg/m2, gestational age: 34.0 ± 4.0 weeks) from Hospital Serdang, Malaysia. Knowledge about the GI concept was assessed using a developed questionnaire. Additional questions on GDM were assessed using Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Questionnaire (GDMKQ). Subjects with less than 50%, 51-74%, and more than 75% total score were categorized as having poor, fair, and good knowledge levels, respectively. Results: The mean knowledge score obtained by the subjects was 12.8 ± 3.5. More subjects scored correctly for GDM-related knowledge (68.2%). More than half (58.8%) had heard about the GI concept previously and 55.3% understood the definition of GI. The average knowledge score about the GI concept was 55.6%; subjects scored highest on the influence of different carbohydrates (teh tarik versus milk) on blood glucose level (87.1%). However, the majority of the subjects had fair knowledge level (62.4%). Conclusion: Women with GDM had moderate knowledge about the GI concept. Results of the needs assessment served as preliminary data for the development of a GI-based nutrition education program in Malaysia. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2020-09 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90231/1/28upm.pdf Mohd Anuar, Norfarhana and Mohd Yusof, Barakatun Nisak and Hasbullah, Farah Yasmin and Adznam, Siti Nur’Asyura and Ibrahim, Zuriati and Zakaria, Nor Fadhlina and Hashim, Norkamaliah (2020) Levels of knowledge about the glycemic index concept among women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 16 (3). pp. 185-191. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2020090811570628_MJMHS_0025.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Mohd Anuar, Norfarhana Mohd Yusof, Barakatun Nisak Hasbullah, Farah Yasmin Adznam, Siti Nur’Asyura Ibrahim, Zuriati Zakaria, Nor Fadhlina Hashim, Norkamaliah Levels of knowledge about the glycemic index concept among women with gestational diabetes mellitus |
| title | Levels of knowledge about the glycemic index concept among women with gestational diabetes mellitus |
| title_full | Levels of knowledge about the glycemic index concept among women with gestational diabetes mellitus |
| title_fullStr | Levels of knowledge about the glycemic index concept among women with gestational diabetes mellitus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Levels of knowledge about the glycemic index concept among women with gestational diabetes mellitus |
| title_short | Levels of knowledge about the glycemic index concept among women with gestational diabetes mellitus |
| title_sort | levels of knowledge about the glycemic index concept among women with gestational diabetes mellitus |
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