Educational technologies for women with gestational diabetes in primary care: scope review protocol

Abstract

Introduction: Educational technologies are tools that contribute to the effectiveness of gestational diabetes interventions in the scope of basic care, providing the pregnant woman's autonomy in making decisions about her health. Objective: To map the educational technologies offered to women with gestational diabetes in Primary Health Care (PHC). Method: Scope review, following the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis methodology and checklist of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyzes extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). It has as its review question: what educational technologies are offered to women with gestational diabetes in Primary Health Care? The preliminary search was carried out on December 28, 2023, in the databases Virtual Library on Health, Web of Science and Scopus. The studies will be grouped into Rayyan software and the duplicates removed. The selected citations will be evaluated, following the inclusion criteria, by two independent reviewers and, in case of disagreement, another researcher will be requested. It is expected to broaden the knowledge about the educational technologies available for the treatment of gestational diabetes, assisting in health promotion strategies aimed at pregnant women in PHC, considering the social constraints to which they are exposed.