Gestational diabetes mellitus, follow-up of future maternal risk of cardiovascular disease and the use of eHealth technologies-a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, gestational diabetes mellitus complicates 1 in 6 pregnancies and increases future risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the affected women. There is a lack of consensus on the optimal follow-up of these women. eHealth is emerging as a health care tool, but its practical utility and advantages over standard care in the follow-up after pregnancy complications remains to be determined. Our aim was to systematically review the existing literature on cardiovascular follow-up after gestational diabetes, the utility of eHealth technology for this purpose, and to identify research gaps.

Methods

We performed a systematic scoping review following a published protocol and the Joanna Briggs methodology for studies up until May 2022. Four databases we

SUBMITTER: Fiska BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10537141 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature