Health Professionals' and Postpartum Women's Perspectives on Digital Health Interventions for Lifestyle Management in the Postpartum Period: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.
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SUBMITTER: Lim S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6856138 | biostudies-literature | 2019
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Health Professionals' and Postpartum Women's Perspectives on Digital Health Interventions for Lifestyle Management in the Postpartum Period: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.
Lim Siew S Tan Andrea A Madden Seonad S Hill Briony B
Frontiers in endocrinology 20191108
<b>Objective:</b> To explore postpartum women and health professionals' perspectives of digital health interventions (DHIs) for lifestyle management in postpartum women. <b>Design:</b> A systematic review and thematic synthesis of peer-reviewed qualitative studies. Relevant databases were searched from 1990 to 2019. Study quality was appraised using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) Qualitative Checklist. <b>Setting and participants:</b> Studies describing postpartum women's or heal ...[more]
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