SynthesisBMC pregnancy and childbirth2021
Effectivness of specific mobile health applications (mHealth-apps) in gestational diabtetes mellitus: a systematic review.
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- The Effect of Smartphone Application-Based Self-Management Interventions Compared to Face-to-Face Diabetic Interventions for Pregnant Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of diabetes research · 2025Pooled it
- Web-Based Interventions for Pregnant Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Barriers to and Facilitators of Using eHealth to Support Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Self-management: Systematic Literature Review of Perceptions of Health Care Professionals and Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Mobile health applications in the management of hyperglycemia in pregnancy: a mini-review of current tools and future perspectives.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2026Review
- Development of a Smartphone App for Women Living With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Qualitative Study.JMIR diabetes · 2025Article
- Digital Health in Diabetes Care: A Narrative Review from Monitoring to the Management of Systemic and Neurologic Complications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Association between blood essential metal elements in early pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Impact of a structured food sequence and mobile health monitoring on gestational diabetes outcomes: a clinical trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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- A feasibility study using motivational interviewing and a smartphone application to promote physical activity (+Stay-Active) for women with gestational diabetes.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Designing and Developing a Mobile App for Management and Treatment of Gestational Diabetes in Nepal: User-Centered Design Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
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- Web-based interventions for pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of Smartphone-Based Lifestyle Interventions on Women with Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Psychology research and behavior management · 2022Review
- Integrating psychological support into gestational diabetes self-management: Development of a user-centred digital mindfulness programme.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundGestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) emerges worldwide and is closely associated with short- and long-term health issues in women and their offspring, such as pregnancy and birth complications respectively comorbidities, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), metabolic syndrome as well as cardiovascular diseases. Against this background, mobile health applications (mHealth-Apps) do open up new possibilities to improve the management of GDM. Therefore, we analyzed the clinical effectiveness of specific mHealth-Apps on clinical health-related short and long-term outcomes in mother and child.
methodsA systematic literature search in Medline (PubMed), Cochrane Library, Embase, CINAHL and Web of Science Core Collection databases as well as Google Scholar was performed. We selected studies published 2008 to 2020 analyzing women diagnosed with GDM using specific mHealth-Apps. Controlled clinical trials (CCT) and randomized controlled trials (RCT) were included. Study quality was assessed using the Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) tool.
resultsIn total, n = 6 publications (n = 5 RCTs, n = 1 CCT; and n = 4 moderate, n = 2 weak quality), analyzing n = 408 GDM patients in the intervention and n = 405 in the control groups, were included. Compared to control groups, fasting blood glucose, 2-h postprandial blood glucose, off target blood glucose measurements, delivery mode (more vaginal deliveries and fewer (emergency) caesarean sections) and patient compliance showed improving trends.
conclusionmHealth-Apps might improve health-related outcomes, particularly glycemic control, in the management of GDM. Further studies need to be done in more detail.
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