Journal article
Telemedicine for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (TeleGDM): A Mixed-Method Study Protocol of Effects of a Web-Based GDM Support System on Health Service Utilization, Maternal and Fetal Outcomes, Costs, and User Experience
Tshepo Mokuedi Rasekaba, Kwang Lim, Irene Blackberry, Kathleen Gray, John Furler
JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS | JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC | Published : 2016
DOI: 10.2196/resprot.6044
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Women with insulin-treated gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) require close monitoring and support to manage their diabetes. Recent changes to the diagnostic criteria have implications for service provision stemming from increased prevalence, suggesting an increased burden on health services in the future. Telemedicine may augment usual care and mitigate service burdens without compromising clinical outcomes but evidence in GDM is limited. OBJECTIVE: The Telemedicine for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (TeleGDM) trial aims to explore the use of telemedicine in supporting care and management of women with GDM treated with insulin. METHODS: The TeleGDM is a mixed-methods study compr..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the Northern Health Foundation for a small grant that paid for participant OHP subscriptions and the Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne, for in-kind support. TR was the recipient of the Australian Postgraduate Awards scholarship and a Melbourne Networked Society Institute of The University of Melbourne PhD top-up scholarship.