The Use of International Web Blogs by Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in COVID-19 Pandemic: Thoughts, Emotions and Coping Strategies

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dc.contributor.authorAkbag, Nuran Nur Aypar
dc.contributor.authorTokat, Merlinda Alus
dc.contributor.authorOzberk, Hulya
dc.contributor.authorArbag, Esra
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-25T14:20:16Z
dc.date.available2026-04-25T14:20:16Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has walked into our lives as a source of social isolation. This study aims to determine, by using web blogs, the emotions, thoughts and coping strategies of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during the COVID-19 pandemic, using the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping developed by Lazarus and Folkman. This study, which was designed as a descriptive qualitative study, uses international web blogs as the data source. The statements of 42 women determined between April and May 2021 were evaluated with the directed qualitative content analysis in accordance with the aim of the study. The themes of this study were determined as psychological changes, cognitive changes, changes in social life, changes in the diagnosis and treatment process and coping strategies. While some of the women interpret the pandemic process to be death-equivalent, lonely, helpless and worrying, others commentate that being at home is reassuring, they are satisfied with online health services and their relations with their partners are positively affected. It is thought that the online sharing platforms (blogs, forums and so forth) used during the pandemic process have an effect on sharing the feelings and thoughts, and coping strategies in GDM management.
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/09720634251326523
dc.identifier.endpage652
dc.identifier.issn0972-0634
dc.identifier.issn0973-0729
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-4693-2896
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105002469084
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage642
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/09720634251326523
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/8466
dc.identifier.volume27
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001464065100001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage Publications India Pvt Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Health Management
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260420
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemic
dc.subjectgestational diabetes mellitus
dc.subjectweb blogs
dc.subjectstress and coping
dc.subjectinformation sources
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.titleThe Use of International Web Blogs by Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in COVID-19 Pandemic: Thoughts, Emotions and Coping Strategies
dc.typeArticle

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