Consequences of maternal morbidity on health-related functioning: a systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the scope of the published literature on the consequences of maternal morbidity on health-related functioning at the global level and identify key substantive findings as well as research and methodological gaps.

Methods

We searched for articles published between 2005 and 2014 using Medline, Embase, Popline, CINAHL Plus and three regional bibliographic databases in January 2015.

Design

Systematic scoping review PRIMARY OUTCOME: Health-related functioning RESULTS: After screening 17 706 studies, 136 articles were identified for inclusion. While a substantial number of papers have documented mostly negative effects of morbidity on health-related functioning and well-being, the body of evidence is not spread evenly across conditions, domains or geogr

SUBMITTER: Machiyama K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5719332 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature