ASSESSMENT OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS RELATED STRESS USING A SPECIFIC SCALE ADMINISTERED AS AN ONLINE MOBILE APPLICATION

A. SRINIVASAN; D. KRISHNARAJAN; P. SARANYA; T. G. JITHIN; SNEHA THOMAS; V. VARADHARAJAN

doi:10.22159/ijpps.2019v11i6.32783

Authors

A. SRINIVASAN Department of pharmacy practice, JKKMMRF College of pharmacy-Erode, Namkkal District, Tamilnadu, India
D. KRISHNARAJAN Department of pharmacy practice, JKKMMRF College of pharmacy-Erode, Namkkal District, Tamilnadu, India
P. SARANYA Department of pharmacy practice, JKKMMRF College of pharmacy-Erode, Namkkal District, Tamilnadu, India
T. G. JITHIN Department of pharmacy practice, JKKMMRF College of pharmacy-Erode, Namkkal District, Tamilnadu, India
SNEHA THOMAS Department of pharmacy practice, JKKMMRF College of pharmacy-Erode, Namkkal District, Tamilnadu, India
V. VARADHARAJAN Department of pharmacy practice, JKKMMRF College of pharmacy-Erode, Namkkal District, Tamilnadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijpps.2019v11i6.32783

Keywords:

Gestational diabetes mellitus, Gestational diabetes-related stress, Gestational diabetes stress scale

Abstract

Objective: Aim of the study was to assess the Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) related stress among pregnant women using an online mobile application based specific stress scale for GDM.

Methods: This was a prospective observational study. All GDM patients who have used the Gestational Diabetes Stress Scale (GDSS)-mobile application within the study period were included (176 patients). Their total and subscale stress scores were analyzed.

Results: This study found that 52.84% of the total population needed clinical attention for GDM related stress. The subscale scores revealed that 65.91% of the population needed clinical attention for emotional burden, 15.34% of the population needed clinical attention for medication-related stress, 69.89% of the population needed clinical attention for social or economical stress and 36.36% of the population needed clinical attention for health care set up related stress.

Conclusion: Based upon this study we conclude that GDSS is a good invention. There existed a gap in measuring GDM related stress in pregnant women and GDSS is a solution for the same.

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