Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2024 Jul 29;14(2):109-120.
doi: 10.34172/hpp.2024.05. eCollection 2024.

Examining the quality of life among pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis for women's health promotion

Majid Mobasseri  1 , Mehrnoush Mobasseri  1 , Ayda Alizadeh  2 , Sara Hakimzadeh  3 , Seyedeh Sara Ebadi  3 , Samin Imani  2 , Nima Pourgholam  3 , Saber Azami-Aghdash  4
Affiliations

Examining the quality of life among pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis for women's health promotion

Majid Mobasseri et al. Health Promot Perspect. .

Abstract

Background: Quality of life (QoL) of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the fundamental issues and public health challenges. This study examines the QoL among pregnant women with GDM through a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods: A search was conducted in Scopus, PubMed, and the Web of Science databases for articles published until Jan 30, 2024. Manual searches of gray literature, Google Scholar, reference checks, and citation checks were conducted. The JBI's Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies was utilized to assess the quality of the articles' reporting. The random model implemented in Stata software (version 16; Stata Corp.) was utilized to conduct the meta-analysis.

Results: Among the 516 studies obtained from the literature, only 15 were deemed suitable for inclusion. Most studies (73.3%) were conducted in nations with high-income levels. Additionally, general QoL was assessed in most studies (11 studies). The SF-36 and WHOQOLBREF questionnaires were the most often utilized. Based on the SF-36 measure, there was no statistically significant difference in the QoL of patients with GDM compared to the control group in most of dimensions. The WHOQOL-BREF instrument was utilized to estimate the QoL score at 49.69. The EQ-5D-5L tool revealed a difference in QoL scores between the GDM and control groups (MD=-7.40). The research findings were highly heterogeneous. The median evaluation score for the reporting quality of the articles was calculated to be 5, with a mean of 4.8 out of 7.

Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that GDM reduces the QoL of pregnant women, especially in terms of mental and social health. Therefore, interventions and support programs should be designed and implemented to improve these women's QoL.

Keywords: Gestational diabetes mellitus; Pregnant women; Quality of life; Systematic review and meta-analysis; Women’s health.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 5
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Similar articles

See all similar articles

References

    1. Zimmet PZ, Magliano DJ, Herman WH, Shaw JE. Diabetes: a 21st century challenge. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014;2(1):56–64. doi: 10.1016/s2213-8587(13)70112-8. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Mohseni M, Shams Ghoreishi T, Houshmandi S, Moosavi A, Azami-Aghdash S, Asgarlou Z. Challenges of managing diabetes in Iran: meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020;20(1):534. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05130-8. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Mobasseri M, Shirmohammadi M, Amiri T, Vahed N, Hosseini Fard H, Ghojazadeh M. Prevalence and incidence of type 1 diabetes in the world: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Promot Perspect. 2020;10(2):98–115. doi: 10.34172/hpp.2020.18. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Roglic G. WHO global report on diabetes: a summary. Int J Noncommun Dis. 2016;1(1):3–8. doi: 10.4103/2468-8827.184853. - DOI
    1. McIntyre HD, Catalano P, Zhang C, Desoye G, Mathiesen ER, Damm P. Gestational diabetes mellitus. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2019;5(1):47. doi: 10.1038/s41572-019-0098-8. - DOI - PubMed

Publication types

Grants and funding

The study was founded by the Research Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.

LinkOut - more resources