Written Health Education Materials for Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus – Evaluation of Usefulness and Patients’ Satisfaction

Staynova Radiana A.; Gueorguiev Stanislav R.; Petkova-Gueorguieva Elina S.; Vasileva Emanuela V.; Stoimenova Assena H.; Yanatchkova Vesselina E.; Madzharov Vasil G.

doi:10.2478/folmed-2018-0041

Folia Medica (Mar 2019)

Written Health Education Materials for Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus – Evaluation of Usefulness and Patients’ Satisfaction

Staynova Radiana A.,
Gueorguiev Stanislav R.,
Petkova-Gueorguieva Elina S.,
Vasileva Emanuela V.,
Stoimenova Assena H.,
Yanatchkova Vesselina E.,
Madzharov Vasil G.

Affiliations

Staynova Radiana A.: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Gueorguiev Stanislav R.: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Petkova-Gueorguieva Elina S.: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Vasileva Emanuela V.: Department of Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Stoimenova Assena H.: Bulgarian Drug Agency, Sofia, Bulgaria
Yanatchkova Vesselina E.: Dr Shterev Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
Madzharov Vasil G.: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/folmed-2018-0041
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 61, no. 1
pp. 127 – 133

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Background: Written health educational materials are an integral part of the treatment process. Because of the constantly increasing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) global rate, pregnant women require accessible, easy-to-understand and evidence-based medical information about this pregnancy complication.

Published in Folia Medica

ISSN: 0204-8043 (Print); 1314-2143 (Online)
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher: Bulgaria
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://foliamedica.bg

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