Journal of International Psychiatry

[Abstract] Objective To explore the curative effect of psychological nursing combined with kinesitherapy for the treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and its effect on psychological state and pregnancy outcome of the patients. Methods The clinical data of 120 patients with GDM who had been seeking treatment in the hospital between July 2015 and July 2016 were analyzed, and according to the different nursing options given, were divided into control group (n=60) and observation group (n=60). Patients in the control group received routine nursing and diet therapy, whereas those in the observation group were given psychological nursing combined with kinesitherapy. The blood glucose level, psychological state and adverse pregnancy outcomes in the two groups were observed. Results The level of blood glucose at different periods in the observation group was all lower than the control group (P<0.05); before nursing given, no statistically significant difference was registered in the psychological state between the two groups (P>0.05); however, the SDS and SAS scores after nursing in the observation group were shown to be lower than the control group (P<0.05), and the total incidence of adverse pregnancy outcome in the observation group was shown to be significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion For GDM patients, combined application of kinesitherapy and psychological nursing can effectively control blood glucose of maternal body, alleviate their psychological negative emotions and reduce the incidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes; therefore, it is of the value to be popularized in clinical application.

[Key words] Psychological Nursing; Kinesitherapy; GDM; Pregnancy Outcome; Psychological State