Exploring patients' perspectives of gestational diabetes mellitus screening and counselling in Ontario: A grounded theory study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. Approaches to screening for GDM continue to evolve, introducing potential variability of care. This study explored the impact of these variations on GDM counselling and screening from the perspectives of pregnant individuals.

Methods

Following a Corbin and Strauss approach to qualitative, grounded theory we recruited 28 individuals from three cities in Ontario, Canada who had a singleton pregnancy under the care of either a midwife, family physician or obstetrician. Convenience and purposive sampling techniques were used. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted and transcribed verbatim between March and December 2020. Transcripts were analysed inductively resulting in

SUBMITTER: Ruby E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10010101 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature