MoTHer - A smartphone-and Internet-based interactive system to support the management of women with a first time diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Rehabilitation and Therapy (excl. Physiotherapy)

Varnfield, Marlien

CSIRO AEHRC

DOI  :  10.4225/08/5a3953c108544
RP-ID  :  EP175356

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

澳大利亚|英语

来源: CSIRO Research Publications Repository

【 摘 要 】

The project aims to develop and evaluate a smartphone- and Internet-based interactive system to support women with a first time diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) and to improve GDM service provision at Redland Hospital. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is becoming more common in Australia, affecting thousands of pregnant women. Between 5% and 10% of pregnant women will develop GDM and this usually occurs around the 24th to 28th week of pregnancy. Scientific evidence shows that controlling glucose levels can result in reduced risk of foetal complications (such as macrosomia) and increased maternal quality of life. However, due to a number of systemic (increase in health care cost, dwindling economic resources; inadequate communication between multidisciplinary care teams) and patient barriers (non-adherence to BGL testing as set out be clinical guidelines; inconvenience in attending clinic visits), impediments to optimal maternal health exist.To address the above mentioned problems, this project is establishing and will soon trial an alternative digitalcare system focusing on user adoption, improving multidisciplinary care co-ordination and decreasing the number of unnecessary ante-natal GDM clinic visits at Redland Hospital. The project brings together the Metro South Hospital and Health Service (MSHHS) and AEHRC to devise an engaging platform to meet the needs of GDM clients and their clinicians.