dc.contributor.author | Moore, AP | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | D'Amico, MI | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Cooper, NAM | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Thangaratinam, S | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-02T10:28:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-11-13 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2018-01 | en_US |
dc.date.submitted | 2017-12-05T17:36:27.304Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/36623 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify what components of a postpartum lifestyle intervention would engage postpartum mothers who had a diagnosis of gestational diabetes. STUDY DESIGN: Two online surveys were conducted, one involving postnatal mothers with GDM (n=83), and a second for health professionals (n=46). RESULTS: Seventy-eight percent of mothers were aware that healthy eating, exercise and weight management were all important to reduce risk of subsequent type 2 diabetes. However, 80% of women in this survey were not ready to engage in a postpartum lifestyle intervention within the first 6 months of giving birth; in contrast 52% of health professionals recommended they should be engaged in the first six weeks. Group sessions were the most commonly chosen format to deliver an intervention (30%). A community setting was preferred to a medical one. Mothers wanted recipe ideas (95%) in preference to general dietary advice (76%) or cooking skills courses (39%). Walking was the main form of exercise for 79% of mothers in this sample. Women highlighted difficulty in focusing on their own health goals because of competing demands of looking after a baby (41% agreed, Median 3, IQR 2), tiredness (65% agreed, Md 4, IQR 1) and the need for childcare (64% agreed, Md 4, IQR 2). CONCLUSION: A walking programme, recipe ideas and weight monitoring may be useful components when designing a postpartum lifestyle intervention. Barriers to engagement are evident and the intervention should allow women to engage at a time that is appropriate for them. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 106 - 112 | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol | en_US |
dc.subject | Gestational diabetes | en_US |
dc.subject | Lifestyle intervention | en_US |
dc.subject | Postpartum | en_US |
dc.subject | Pregnancy | en_US |
dc.subject | Survey | en_US |
dc.subject | Type 2 diabetes | en_US |
dc.subject | Weight | en_US |
dc.subject | Women’s health | en_US |
dc.subject | Adult | en_US |
dc.subject | Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 | en_US |
dc.subject | Diabetes, Gestational | en_US |
dc.subject | Exercise | en_US |
dc.subject | Female | en_US |
dc.subject | Health Personnel | en_US |
dc.subject | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject | Internet | en_US |
dc.subject | Life Style | en_US |
dc.subject | Mothers | en_US |
dc.subject | Postpartum Period | en_US |
dc.subject | Pregnancy | en_US |
dc.subject | Risk Reduction Behavior | en_US |
dc.subject | Surveys and Questionnaires | en_US |
dc.title | Designing a lifestyle intervention to reduce risk of type 2 diabetes in postpartum mothers following gestational diabetes: An online survey with mothers and health professionals. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.rights.holder | © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.11.012 | en_US |
pubs.author-url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29202393 | en_US |
pubs.notes | No embargo | en_US |
pubs.publication-status | Published | en_US |
pubs.volume | 220 | en_US |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2017-11-13 | en_US |