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Endocrinology 2018 Journal of Clinical and Molecular Endocrinology
ISSN: 2572-5432 Page 22
August 09-10, 2018
Madrid, Spain
11th International Conference on
Endocrinology and
Diabetology
Background: Prevalence of depression is higher in women with
gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) than in uncomplicated
pregnancies. Exercise is part of the management of both
depression and GDM.
Aim: The aim of this randomized control trial is to measure the
prevalence of antenatal depression in women diagnosed with
GDM, who exercised systematically.
Methods: Thirty-four pregnant women with GDM, attending
a Clinic of Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, participated.
Twenty-one women were randomly engaged in an 6-8 week
program of aerobic exercise, 3-4 times per week and thirteen
women were randomly assigned not to participate in an
exercise program. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used
to measure depression. The questionnaires were completed
twice, at 26-30 weeks of gestation and 37-38 weeks.
Findings: There was no significant difference in the BDI
at week 26-30, between “Exercise” and “Advice” groups
(9.9±4.8 vs. 9.3±4.7 p=0.738); on the contrary, there was
significant difference at week 37-38 (8.7±3.9 vs. 11.9±3.6,
respectively, p=0.015). In addition, there was significant
decrease in the “Exercise” group between the two appliances
of the questionnaire (9.9±4.8 vs. 8.7±3.9, p=0.008), as well as
significant increase in the “Advice” group (9.3±4.7 vs. 11.9±3.6,
p=0.025).
Conclusions: Participating in an aerobic exercise program has
a protective role in the prevention of depression in women with
GDM. Health care professionals should encourage women with
GDM to include exercise as a part of their treatment plan.
Biography
Eleftheria Taousani graduated fromMidwifery Department at the Alexander
Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki (ATEITH) in 1991. She
obtained her second Degree in Nursing from the University of Missouri-Co-
lumbia (USA) in 1996. She completed hermaster thesis in the Department of
Physical Education and Sport Science in Human Performance and Health.
She is currently a Doctoral candidate- Unit of Reproductive Endocrinology,
First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at ATEITH. She is also a
Lecturer in the Midwifery Department at the same institute. Her scientific
interests are psychoprophylaxis, prenatal and postnatal psychology and ex-
ercise during pregnancy and postpartum and gestational diabetes mellitus.
Exercise as treatment for depression in pregnant women with
gestational diabetes mellitus
Eleftheria Taousani1,2, Tsirou Efrosini2 , Martha Moraitou1 , Basil C Tarlatzis2,
Dimitrios Vavilis2 and Dimitrios G Goulis2
1Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
2Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
3Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Eleftheria Taousani et al., J Clin Mol Endocrinol 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.21767/2572-5432-C2-005