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A consumer co-created infographic improves short-term knowledge about physical activity and self-efficacy to exercise in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomised trial

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posted on 2020-11-10, 22:01 authored by Anne Harrison, Nicholas TaylorNicholas Taylor, Helena Frawley, Nora ShieldsNora Shields
© 2020 Australian Physiotherapy Association Question: In women with gestational diabetes mellitus, does the addition of a consumer co-created infographic to usual education about gestational diabetes mellitus improve knowledge about physical activity and self-efficacy to exercise? Design: A randomised trial with concealed allocation, a blinded assessor and intention-to-treat analysis. Participants: Sixty-nine women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus. Intervention: In addition to gestational diabetes education, the experimental group received a paper copy of a consumer co-created infographic about physical activity during a gestational diabetes pregnancy. The control group received gestational diabetes education alone. Outcome measures: Participants completed outcome measures at baseline and again 1 week later. Knowledge of physical activity in a gestational diabetes mellitus pregnancy was assessed using a 19-item questionnaire modified to reflect current physical activity guidelines, with a total score from 0% (worst) to 100% (best). Self-efficacy was measured using the nine-item Self-Efficacy for Exercise Scale, with a total score from 0 (not confident) to 10 (very confident). Results: Provision of the infographic led to a clinically important between-group difference in knowledge (MD 12%, 95% CI 10 to 15) and self-efficacy (MD 2.5 units, 95% CI 1.9 to 3.0). Conclusion: In women with gestational diabetes mellitus, short-term knowledge about physical activity and self-efficacy to exercise were improved when usual education was supplemented with a consumer co-created infographic that provided specific and relevant information about physical activity during a gestational diabetes mellitus pregnancy. Trial registration: ACTRN12619001207101.

Funding

Funding support from Mercy Health Services Academic Research and Development Committee to assist in professional graphic production of infographic.

Mercy Health Services Academic Research and Development Committee

History

Publication Date

2020-10-14

Journal

Journal of Physiotherapy

Volume

66

Issue

4

Pagination

6p. (p. 243-248)

Publisher

Elsevier

ISSN

1836-9553

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