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Table 3 Overview of articles focusing on postpartum follow-up (n = 36) (alphabetic order)

From: From screening to postpartum follow-up – the determinants and barriers for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) services, a systematic review

Article

Country

Study design

Study population

Focus

Almario et al. (2008) [41]

USA

Review of data from Laboratory Corporation of America and Quest Diagnostics

90 women with GDM

Characteristics of health care setting

Characteristics of services/treatment received

Characteristics of women with GDM

Baker et al. (2009) [48]

USA

Mail survey

399 health care providers

Characteristics of health care providers

Barriers mentioned by health care providers

Bandyopadhyay et al. (2011) [29]

Australia

Qualitative. Semi-structured interviews.

17 women with GDM

Experiences of living with GDM

Barriers mentioned by women with GDM

Beischer et al. (1997) [47]

Australia

Cohort study using data from GDM follow-up programme

2,939 women with GDM

Characteristics of health care setting

Characteristics of services/treatment received

    

Characteristics of women with GDM

Bennett et al. (2011) [61]

USA

Qualitative. Semi-structured interviews.

22 women with GDM

Barriers mentioned by women with GDM

Blatt et al. (2011) [23]

USA

Review of data from Quest Diagnostics

40,955 women with GDM

Characteristics of women with GDM

Clark et al. (2009) [55]

Canada

Randomized controlled trial

223 women with GDM

Characteristics of services/treatment received

Dietz et al. (2008) [46]

USA

Kaiser Permanente Northwest data

461 women with GDM for first part of the study and 356 for second part.

Characteristics of health care setting

Characteristics of services/treatment received

Characteristics of women with GDM

Ferrara et al. (2009) [58]

USA

Review of medical records

14,448 women with GDM

Characteristics of women with GDM

Characteristics of services/treatment received

Gabbe et al. (2004) [49]

USA

Mail survey

569 obstetricians/gynaecologists

Characteristics of health care providers

Graco et al. (2009) [70]

Australia

Qualitative. Interviews

10 women with GDM

Barriers mentioned by women with GDM

Hoedjes et al. (2012) [62]

The Netherlands

Qualitative. Focus group discussions

5 women with GDM

Barriers mentioned by women with GDM

Hunt & Conway (2008) [59]

USA

Prospective cohort study

707 women with GDM

Characteristics of women with GDM

Characteristics of services/treatment received

Kaufmann et al. (1999) [53]

USA

Cross-sectional survey

66 women with GDM

Characteristics of health care providers

Characteristics of women with GDM

Keely et al. (2010) [50]

Canada

Fax and telephone survey

173 primary care providers and 140 women with GDM

Barriers mentioned by health care providers

Barriers mentioned by women with GDM

Kim et al. (2008) [67]

USA

Cross-sectional survey

228 women with GDM

Role of psychosocial factors

Kim et al. (2007) [57]

USA

Cross-sectional survey

217 women with GDM

Experience of risk of future diabetes

Kim et al. (2007a) [65]

USA

Cross-sectional survey

228 women with GDM

Characteristics of services/treatment received

Kim et al. (2006) [42]

USA

Review of hospital medical records

533 women with GDM

Characteristics of women with GDM

Characteristics of health care providers

Characteristics of services/treatment received

Koh et al. (2010) [68]

Australia

Cross-sectional telephone survey

331 women with GDM

Characteristics of women with GDM

Role of psychosocial factors

Kwong et al. (2009) [60]

Canada

Retrospective cohort study

909 women with GDM

Characteristics of women with GDM

Characteristics of services/treatment received

Lawrence et al. (2010) [43]

USA

Kaiser Permanente Southern California Medical Care Program data

11,825 women with GDM

Characteristics of services/treatment received

Characteristics of women with GDM

Morrison et al. (2009) [49]

Australia

Cross-sectional mail survey

1,372 women with GDM

Characteristics of health care providers

Characteristics of women with GDM

Characteristics of services/treatment received

Neufeld (2011) [33]

Canada

Qualitative. Semi-structured interviews

29 women with GDM

Experiences of living with GDM

Barriers mentioned by women with GDM

Nicklas et al. (2011) [71]

USA

Qualitative. Interviews and focus group discussions

3 focus group discussions with women with GDM, and interviews with 15 women with GDM

Barriers mentioned by women with GDM

Razee et al. (2010) [72]

Australia

Qualitative. Semi-structured interviews.

57 women with GDM

Barriers mentioned by women with GDM

Russell et al. (2006) [54]

USA

Retrospective cohort study

344 women with GDM

Characteristics of health care setting

Characteristics of women with GDM

Shah et al. (2011) [51]

Canada

Population-level health care database

47,691 women with GDM

Characteristics of health care providers

Shea et al. (2011) [56]

Canada

Hospital laboratory and provincial physician service claims databases

262 women with GDM

Characteristics of services/treatment received

Characteristics of women with GDM

Smirnakis et al. (2005) [45]

USA

Review of medical records

197 women with GDM

Characteristics of health care providers

    

Characteristics of women with GDM

Smith et al. (2005) [64]

Australia

Telephone survey

226 women with GDM

Barriers mentioned by women with GDM

Role of psychosocial factors

Stage et al. (2004) [66]

Denmark

Mail survey

121 women with GDM

Experience of risk of future diabetes

Stuebe et al. (2010) [52]

USA

Survey

207 primary care providers and obstetrics & gynaecology care providers

Characteristics of health care providers

Barriers mentioned by health care providers

Swan et al. (2007) [69]

Australia

Mail survey

53 women with GDM

Characteristics of women with GDM

Symons Downs & Ulbrecht (2006) [73]

USA

Mail survey

28 women with GDM

Barriers mentioned by women with GDM

Zehle et al. (2008) [63]

Australia

Telephone survey

226 women with GDM

Role of psychosocial factors

    

Characteristics of women with GDM