Implementing a reminder system in the northern part of Belgium to stimulate postpartum screening for glucose intolerance in women with gestational diabetes : the Sweet Pregnancy project

Abstract: Aims. To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a gestational diabetes (GDM) recall register on the long-term screening uptake postpartum and to evaluate the prevalence of prediabetes postpartum. Methods. Evaluation of a GDM recall register implemented in 66 obstetrical centers in the northern part of Belgium from 2009 to 2016. Registrants receive yearly reminders to have a fasting plasma glucose test in primary care to timely detect prediabetes. Results. After 6 years, 7269 women were registered. The yearly response rates varied from 74.4% after the first year to 61.8% after the f... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Benhalima, Katrien
Verstraete, Sabine
Muylle, Frederik
Decochez, Katelijn
Devlieger, Roland
Van Crombruggen, Paul
Verhaegen, Ann
Wens, Johan
Mathieu, Chantal
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Schlagwörter: Human medicine
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28956351
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1444740151162165141

Abstract: Aims. To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a gestational diabetes (GDM) recall register on the long-term screening uptake postpartum and to evaluate the prevalence of prediabetes postpartum. Methods. Evaluation of a GDM recall register implemented in 66 obstetrical centers in the northern part of Belgium from 2009 to 2016. Registrants receive yearly reminders to have a fasting plasma glucose test in primary care to timely detect prediabetes. Results. After 6 years, 7269 women were registered. The yearly response rates varied from 74.4% after the first year to 61.8% after the fifth year. The number of women who reported a screening test varied from 67.4% after the first year to 71.9% after the fifth year. Compared to women who responded at least once to a reminder, women who never responded were more often <30 years (41.4% versus 33.9%, ) and were more often obese (29.3% versus 20.8%, ). Over a period of 6 years, 7.3% (CI 6.0%8.8%) developed diabetes and 27.4% (CI 23.9.0%) developed impaired fasting glycaemia. Conclusion. We show now the long-term feasibility and efficacy of a GDM recall register to stimulate screening postpartum. One-third of women developed prediabetes within 6 years.