Health Professionals' and Postpartum Women's Perspectives on Digital Health Interventions for Lifestyle Management in the Postpartum Period: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.

ABSTRACT: Objective: To explore postpartum women and health professionals' perspectives of digital health interventions (DHIs) for lifestyle management in postpartum women. Design: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of peer-reviewed qualitative studies. Relevant databases were searched from 1990 to 2019. Study quality was appraised using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) Qualitative Checklist. Setting and participants: Studies describing postpartum women's or health professionals' views regarding DHIs for lifestyle management in postpartum women. Findings: Nine studies with postpartum women were included in the thematic synthesis. Four common themes emerged: "personal facilitators and barriers to lifestyle modification," "intervention-related strategi

SUBMITTER: Lim S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6856138 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature