Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy
Treatment adherence and satisfaction of a mobile-based lifestyle intervention in women with prior gestational diabetes
Authors' conclusion
The blended mHealth intervention was feasible and generally well accepted. Women with both high treatment adherence and high treatment satisfaction showed the most favorable metabolic outcomes.
Study context
- Population
- Women with postpartum prediabetes after GDM receiving a blended mHealth lifestyle intervention82 with complete data
- Primary endpoint
- Treatment adherence (high: app use ≥1 in 5 days and ≥80% attendance at monthly telephonic coaching sessions) and treatment satisfaction (self-designed questionnaire)
- Follow-up
- 1 year postrandomization
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
High treatment adherence
54.9%
High treatment satisfaction
41.5%
Further findings
Most frequently used app components
- Step tracker
- 61.5%
- Dietary tips
- 59.5%
- Recipes
- 34.9%
Acceptability
- Valued telephone coaching
- 75.6%
- Found the app easy to use
- 84.1%
Metabolic outcomes in participants with both high adherence and high satisfaction
- Lower BMI with both high adherence and high satisfaction
- 23.7 vs 27.7 kg/m², P = .031
- Smaller waist circumference with both high adherence and high satisfaction
- 80.5 vs 89.7 cm, P = .010
- Greater postpartum weight reduction with both high adherence and high satisfaction
- −3.8 kg vs + 0.95 kg, P = .047
Original publication
Treatment adherence and satisfaction of a mobile-based lifestyle intervention in women with prior gestational diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Published 21 January 2026. doi:10.
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