On April 25, 2026, Ashraf Jehad Abuejheisheh published a new study in Women’s Health entitled “Maintaining a healthy lifestyle behaviors and quality of sleep based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model among women with gestational diabetes in Jordan: A quasi-experimental study”. This research aimed to evaluate the effect of a nursing approach based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model on health behaviors and sleep quality among women with gestational diabetes. This study is a quasi-experimental research (pre-posttest design for control and study groups). This study includes a purposive sample of 90 pregnant women. This study was carried out in obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinic at Al-Basheer hospital in Jordan. Data was collected through face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire, the questionnaire incorporated constructs from the PRECEDE-PROCEED model, along with the health-promoting lifestyle profile-II and Pittsburgh sleep quality index. Following the intervention, participants in the study group achieved higher overall health-promoting lifestyle scores than those in the control group. The mean score in the intervention group was 97.02 ± 15.27, compared with 77.71 ± 11.55 in the control group, indicating a statistically significant difference. Significant improvements were also observed in key lifestyle domains, including nutrition (28.04 ± 5.52), physical activity (17.08 ± 3.34), and stress management (18.46 ± 2.69). In addition, sleep quality improved in the intervention group, as reflected by a reduction in the mean sleep disturbance score to 8.20 ± 2.65 compared with 11.24 ± 5.32 in the control group. The PRECEDE-PROCEED model was effective in improving knowledge, attitude, sleep quality, and health behaviors among pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes. For more information about the study, please contact the main author at (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or the scientific research office at (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Corresponding author:
Ashraf Jehad Abuejheisheh, RN, MSN, CNS, PhD; Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Professions, Al-Quds University, Abu Dis, Jerusalem-Palestine. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Article link: https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057261442707
