To explore the effects of teach-back on health education for patients′ gestational diabetes mellitus.

A total of 90 pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus from obstetrics outpatient were recruited and randomly assigned to either case or control group. The case and control groups received the same treatment and health education, the only difference was teach-back method in the case group,to compare blood glucose, compliance and outcome of pregnancy.

After the intervention, fasting blood glucose (FPG), 2h postprandial blood glucose (2h-ppg) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in the case group were respectively (4.75±0.30) mmol/L, (5.69±0.74) mmol/L, (5.15±0.28)%, control group were respectively (5.01±0.30) mmol/L, (6.15±0.70) mmol/L, (5.68±0.33)%. The difference was statistically between the two groups (t=-4.631、-3.019、-8.020, P<0.05 or 0.01). The treatment compliance rate, gestational hypertension, hyperhydramnios, cesarean section and macrosomia rate in the case group were respectively 93.2% (41/44), 6.8% (3/44), 11.4% (5/44), 13.6% (6/44), 2.3% (1/44), control group were respectively 81.4% (35/43), 23.3% (10/43), 30.2% (13/43), 32.6% (14/43), 14.0% (6/43), the difference was statistically between the two groups (U=570.000, χ²=4.398-5.775, P<0.01 or 0.05).

Teach-back method is methodis a good health method and to reduce glucose level and improve Compliance of therapy. It is worthy of promotion.

Teach- back; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Blood glucose; Compliance