To examine the impact of diabetes on QoL among pregnant women with diabetes (GDM and T1DM) compared with pregnant women with a normal glucose tolerance.
245 women divided into three groups: 176 pregnant women with GDM 30 pregnant women with T1DM 39 healthy controls (pregnant women with negative GCT or OGTT findings)
Observational study with control group (longitudinal)
To explore QoL (and the incidence of depressive symptoms) in women during pregnancy and after delivery, comparing women with GDM, hypertensive disorders, and risk for preterm delivery with a control group characterized by uncomplicated pregnancy.
90 pregnant women, divided into four groups: 18 women affected by hypertensive disorders 11 women affected by GDM 32 women at risk of preterm delivery 29 healthy controls (pregnancy without complications)
Observational study with control group (prospective)
To investigate the influence of GDM (and PIH) on maternal health status, testing the hypothesis that, among others, women with GDM would have a great likelihood to report declines in health status than women without GDM, with at least a partial mediation by cesarean birth or preterm delivery.
1445 pregnant women divided into three groups: 64 women with GDM 148 women with PIH 1233 healthy women
Physical functioning scale, vitality scale, and self-rated health item of the SF-36
South Australia Hospital with a high-risk pregnancy service and neonatal intensive care unit 2002
Observational study with control group (prospective)
To survey pregnant women on their experience of being screened for GDM, testing the hypothesis that women with a GDM diagnosis would experience a reduction in QoL (perception of the pregnancy, their health, and that of their baby) compared with women with a negative screening result.
145 pregnant women divided into two groups 21 with positive OGTT (GDM group) 124 with negative OGTT
SF-36
GDM: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus; NGT: normal glucose tolerance; OGTT: oral glucose tolerance test; QoL: Quality of Life; PIH: pregnancy-induced hypertension; T1DM: type 1 diabetes mellitus; EQ-5D-3L: 3-level version of the EuroQol 5-Dimension; 15D HRQoL: 15-Dimensional Health-Related Quality of Life; SF-36: 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey; SF-8: 8-Item Short-Form Health Survey; WHOQOL-BREF: World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF.