Improving Medical Adherence in Women With Gestational Diabetes Through Self-Efficacy

Abstract

IN BRIEF Adherence to the prescribed medical regimen is crucial to preventing complications to mothers and babies in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Self-efficacy, a conviction that one has the ability to reach one's goals, is predictive of adherence. In patients with GDM, for whom self-care is the central component of the medical regimen, self-efficacy is essential if medical adherence is to be achieved.