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CC BY 4.0 · Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2022; 44(11): 1032-1039
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757955
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High Risk Pregnancy

Prevalence of Screening for Diabetes Mellitus in Patients Previously Diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes: Factors Related to its Performance

Prevalência do rastreamento de diabetes mellitus em pacientes diagnosticadas previamente com diabetes gestacional: fatores relacionados à sua realização
Lucas Kindermann 
1   Departament of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hospital Regional de São José Dr. Homero de Miranda Gomes, São José, SC, Brazil
,
Leandro de Liz Costa 
2   Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Palhoça, SC, Brazil
,
Alberto Trapani Júnior 
1   Departament of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hospital Regional de São José Dr. Homero de Miranda Gomes, São José, SC, Brazil
2   Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Palhoça, SC, Brazil
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Abstract

Objective To determine how many patients underwent screening for diabetes mellitus (DM) in the puerperium after a diagnosis of gestational DM (GDM) and which factors were related to its performance.

Methods The present is a prospective cohort study with 175 women with a diagnosis of GDM. Sociodemographic and clinico-obstetric data were collected through a questionnaire and a screening test for DM was requested six weeks postpartum. After ten weeks, the researchers contacted the patients by telephone with questions about the performance of the screening. The categorical variables were expressed as absolute and relative frequencies. The measure of association was the relative risk with a 95% confidence interval (95%CI), and values of p ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically significant and tested through logistic regression.

Results The survey was completed by 159 patients, 32 (20.1%) of whom underwent puerperal screening. The mean age of the sample was of 30.7 years, and most patients were white (57.9%), married (56.6%), and had had 8 or more years of schooling (72.3%). About 22.6% of the patients used medications to treat GDM, 30.8% had other comorbidities, and 76.7% attended the postnatal appointment. Attendance at the postpartum appointment, the use of medication, and the presence of comorbidities showed an association with the performance of the oral glucose tolerance test in the puerperium.

Conclusion The prevalence of screening for DM six weeks postpartum is low in women previously diagnosed with GDM. Patients who attended the postpartum consultation, used medications to treat GDM, and had comorbidities were the most adherent to the puerperal screening. We need strategies to increase the rate of performance of this exam.

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Objetivo Determinar quantas pacientes realizaram o rastreamento puerperal para diabetes mellitus (DM) após diagnóstico de DM gestacional (DMG) e quais fatores estão relacionados com a sua realização.

Métodos Trata-se de um estudo com uma coorte prospectiva de 175 puérperas com diagnóstico de DMG. Informações sociodemográficas e clinico-obstétricas foram coletadas por meio de questionário, e solicitou-se a realização do rastreamento para DM às seis semanas de pós-parto. Após dez semanas, os pesquisadores contataram as pacientes por telefone com questões sobre a realização do rastreamento. As variáveis categóricas foram expressas em termos de frequências absoluta e relativa. A medida de associação foi o risco relativo com intervalo de confiança de 95% (IC95%), e valores de p ≤ 0,05 foram considerados estatisticamente significativos e testados por regressão logística.

Resultados A pesquisa foi concluída por 159 pacientes, 32 (20,1%) das quais fizeram o rastreamento puerperal. A idade média da amostra foi de 30,7 anos, e a maioria das pacientes eram brancas (57,9%), casadas (56,6%) e tinham 8 ou mais anos de escolaridade (72,3%). Cerca de 22,6% utilizaram medicações para tratamento da DMG, 30,8% eram portadoras de outras comorbidades, e 76,7% compareceram na consulta pós-natal. O comparecimento na consulta pós-parto, a utilização de medicamentos e a presença de comorbidades demonstraram associação com a realização do teste oral de tolerância à glicose no puerpério.

Conclusão O rastreamento de DM após seis semanas de puerpério é baixo em mulheres com diagnóstico prévio de DMG. Pacientes que compareceram na consulta pós-parto, utilizaram medicações para tratamento da DMG, e eram portadoras de comorbidades foram as mais aderentes à realização do rastreamento puerperal. Necessitamos de estratégias para aumentar a abrangência da realização desse exame.

Keywords

gestational diabetes - screening programs - postpartum period - diabetes mellitus

Palavras-chave

diabetes gestacional - programas de rastreamento - período pós-parto - diabetes mellitus


Publication History

Received: 21 February 2022

Accepted: 10 August 2022

Article published online:
29 December 2022

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