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Improving follow-up care for women with a history of gestational diabetes: perspectives of GPs and patients
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posted on 2017-01-01, 00:00 authored by A V R Pennington, Sharleen O'ReillySharleen O'Reilly, D Young, James DunbarJames DunbarThis paper investigates factors influencing women's engagement with diabetes preventative care after a pregnancy with gestational diabetes (GDM) from the perspectives of GPs and women and explores the role of the GP in that care. Qualitative research using semi-structured interviews with women who had experienced GDM (n=16) and GPs (n=18) were conducted and a thematic content analysis conducted. Women's interviews explored their experience of GDM, factors influencing, and engagement with, follow-up care for diabetes prevention and role of the GP in that care. GP interviews explored postnatal care provided to women with GDM, the role of the GP in that care and perceived factors influencing a mother's engagement in her self-care. Three themes were identified: (1) advice and testing; (2) role of the GP; and (3) barriers and enablers to care. Significant consensus about the role of the GP and barriers and enablers to care existed. Both groups believed post GDM follow-up is best done by GPs and suggested recall and reminders would improve care. GPs gave consistent exercise advice, but lacked consensus on follow-up testing, dietary and weight-loss advice. Women's health literacy influenced how they viewed their GPs role. Consensus guidelines on follow-up testing and diabetes prevention advice, tailored advice according to health literacy and addressing barriers to care would likely improve the capacity of GPs to prevent unnecessary conversion to type 2 diabetes in these at-risk women.
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Australian journal of primary healthVolume
23Issue
1Pagination
66 - 74Publisher
CSIRO PublishingLocation
Melbourne, Vic.Publisher DOI
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1448-7527Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2016, La Trobe UniversityUsage metrics
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