Existing standardised questionnaires do not adequately capture quality-of-life outcomes of greatest importance for those living with type 1 diabetes in pregnancy.

Jenny GuKathleen H ChaputAmy DunlopJane BoothDenice S Feig Lois E Donovan

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2023)

Existing standardised questionnaires do not adequately capture patient-reported outcomes of greatest importance for those living with T1D in pregnancy. Future research assessing the impact of therapies on quality-of-life measures in TID pregnancies should quantify their influence on day-to-day activities, adjust measures of sleep quality and capture fear of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy and hypoglycaemia postpartum.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
sleep quality
patient reported outcomes
pregnancy outcomes
type diabetes
depressive symptoms
gestational age
current status
adipose tissue
weight loss
prefrontal cortex