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- Title
Demand and Requirements for a Digital Healthcare System to Manage Gestational Diabetes in Patients and Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-sectional Survey.
- Authors
Yu, Jin; Kim, Oyoung; Kang, Byung Soo; Lee, Seon Ui; Lee, Youn Ju; Hwang, Han Sung; Lee, Seung Mi; Kim, Seung Chul; Choi, Yoon-Hee; Ko, Hyun Sun
- Abstract
This study aimed to assess the current status of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) diagnosis and management, and the demand for a digital healthcare system, in order to develop an optimal digital-based management model for GDM. An anonymous online survey was conducted targeting pregnant/postpartum women (Group W), internal medicine physicians (Group P), and obstetricians (group O) from September 6, 2022 to December 31, 2022. The survey assessed the women's knowledge of GDM and gathered information about healthcare professionals' (HCPs) current GDM management practices. All groups were asked about their acceptance of and demands for a digital healthcare system for GDM. Statistical comparisons between groups were conducted using the chi-square test or Fisher's exact test where appropriate. A total of 168 participants were in Group W, 185 in Group P, and 256 in Group O. Participants from all groups recognized the need for a digital healthcare system for GDM (Group W: 95.8%, Group P: 85.9%, Group O: 60%). However, HCPs showed less willingness to integrate these systems into their clinics than pregnant/postpartum women. Essential features identified were recording blood glucose levels and insulin, along with automatic data linkage from self-monitoring devices. Group W showed a higher preference for lab test access, search functionality, and fetal weight assessment than groups P and O (all P <.0001), while Groups P and O had a greater preference for recording insulin and maternal body weight compared to Group W (P =.0141 and.0023, respectively). Both pregnant/postpartum women and HCPs acknowledged the benefits of utilizing a digital healthcare system for managing GDM. However, there were differences in perspectives among these groups.
- Subjects
CROSS-sectional method; LIFESTYLES; HEALTH literacy; HEALTH attitudes; BODY mass index; OBSTETRICIANS; RESEARCH funding; GESTATIONAL diabetes; DIGITAL health; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; FISHER exact test; PREGNANT women; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; PRENATAL care; PROFESSIONS; ATTITUDES of medical personnel; INTERNAL medicine; FOOD habits; MEDICAL needs assessment; COMPARATIVE studies; DATA analysis software; PHYSICIANS; PATIENTS' attitudes; CHILDBIRTH
- Publication
Inquiry (00469580), 2024, p1
- ISSN
0046-9580
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00469580241252569