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Self-Management Mobile Virtual Reality Program for Women with Gestational Diabetes

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  • Sung-Hoon Kim

    (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26493, Korea)

  • Hye Jin Kim

    (Department of Nursing, Kyungsung University, Busan 48434, Korea)

  • Gisoo Shin

    (College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea)

Abstract

The incidence of type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes shows an increasing trend worldwide, and women diagnosed with gestational diabetes are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years of delivery. This is closely related to lifestyle habits such as dietary intake and physical activity; hence, self-management should be continuously practiced. However, after childbirth, women find it challenging to practice self-management due to physical discomfort and child rearing. Therefore, it is necessary to develop an intervention program that is tailored to the characteristics of each participant and allows them to practice self-health management efficiently without time and space restrictions. This study aimed to develop a self-management mobile virtual reality program and investigate its efficacy in preventing type 2 diabetes after childbirth among women diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Intervention with the self-management mobile virtual reality program was performed for 12 weeks. The data of 57 participants in the experimental group and 62 participants in the control group were analyzed. After 12 weeks, the body weight, body fat, hemoglobin A1c, and fasting glucose were decreased in the experimental group compared with the control group. In addition, the dietary habits and health-promoting lifestyle profile were improved in the experimental group compared with the control group. These findings demonstrated that a self-managed mobile virtual reality program could be used as an intervention method for health promotion. To verify the effectiveness of intervention with the self-management mobile virtual reality program, a follow-up study with a larger number of research subjects should be conducted in the future.

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  • Sung-Hoon Kim & Hye Jin Kim & Gisoo Shin, 2021. "Self-Management Mobile Virtual Reality Program for Women with Gestational Diabetes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:4:p:1539-:d:494421
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    1. Bo Kyung Koo & Joon Ho Lee & Jimin Kim & Eun Jin Jang & Chang-Hoon Lee, 2016. "Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Korea: A National Health Insurance Database Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(4), pages 1-10, April.
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