"It Empowers You to Empower Them": Health Professional Perspectives of Care for Hyperglycaemia in Pregnancy Following a Multi-Component Health Systems Intervention.

ABSTRACT: The Northern Territory (NT) and Far North Queensland (FNQ) have a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women birthing who experience hyperglycaemia in pregnancy. A multi-component health systems intervention to improve antenatal and postpartum care in these regions for women with hyperglycaemia in pregnancy was implemented between 2016 and 2019. We explored health professional perspectives on the impact of the intervention on healthcare. The RE-AIM framework (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance) underpinned this mixed-methods evaluation. Clinicians were surveyed before (n = 183) and following (n = 137) implementation. The constructs explored included usual practice and satisfaction with care pathways and communication between servic

SUBMITTER: MacKay D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11431348 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature