Cochrane · systematic review · CD009578
Reminder systems for women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus to increase uptake of testing for type 2 diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance
Middleton, P, Crowther, CA · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
Metabolic and Endocrine DisordersAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 66.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Comparison
Population: women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion of women having their first OGTT after giving birth a) Postal reminder to woman and physician b) Postal reminder to woman c) Postal reminder to physician | RR 4.23 [1.85, 9.71] | 1 study · 116 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Proportion of women having a blood glucose test other than an OGTT after giving birth: fasting blood glucose a) Postal reminder to woman and physician b) Postal reminder to woman c) Postal reminder to physician | RR 1.57 [1.01, 2.44] | 1 study · 116 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Proportion of women diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or showing impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose after giving birth | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Health‐related quality of life | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Diabetes‐associated morbidity | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Costs or other measures of resource use | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |