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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2008 Jul-Aug;37(4):415-25.
doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2008.00262.x.

A community-based parish nurse intervention program for Mexican American women with gestational diabetes

Sherri Garber Mendelson  1 , Donna McNeese-Smith, Deborah Koniak-Griffin, Adeline Nyamathi, Michael C Lu
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Randomized Controlled Trial

A community-based parish nurse intervention program for Mexican American women with gestational diabetes

Sherri Garber Mendelson et al. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2008 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To examine the effects of a Parish Nurse Intervention Program (PNIP) on maternal health behaviors, glycemic control, and neonatal outcomes among Mexican American women with gestational diabetes.

Design: A randomized controlled trial comparing care as usual (CAU) with a supplementary 1-hour education session for diabetes education reinforcement by a Parish Nurse.

Setting: An outpatient treatment clinic for gestational diabetes within a 250-bed tertiary care, non-profit hospital with a Parish Nurse partnership.

Participants: One hundred Mexican American women were included in the study with randomization into Parish Nurse Intervention Program (n=49) and care as usual (n=51) groups.

Main outcome measures: The Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II) and two measures of glycemic control pre- and post-intervention, as well as newborn size, and days of maternal and neonatal hospitalization.

Results: Outcomes indicate significantly improved Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II scores in the Parish Nurse Intervention Program group post-intervention compared with the Care As Usual group. No significant differences between groups regarding glycemic control, macrosomia, or days of maternal or neonatal hospitalization were found.

Conclusions: A Parish Nurse Intervention Program for pregnant women of Mexican descent with gestational diabetes is effective in leading to improved self-reported health promoting behaviors.

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