Laura Ros, Tom J Barry, Rigoberto López-Honrubia, Maritza E Villanueva-Benite, Alberto Morcillo, Jorge J Ricarte
Cross-cultural validation of the Spanish version of the mini cambridge-exeter repetitive thought scale (Mini-CERTS) in two Spanish-speaking populations
Transcultural psychiatry
gestational diabetes mellitus gdm affects significant growing proportion pregnant women year condition entails additional monitoring selfmanagement healthcare use pregnancy women also join gdm support groups facebook little known practices inside groups examining may elucidate support needs womens experience healthcare improve overall outcomes aims study explore motivations joining gdm facebook groups perceived value benefits spaces crosssectional design using webbased survey collected data two peerled gdm facebook groups relevant quantitative qualitative data extracted open closed questions analysed using descriptive statistics content analysis total 340 women responded survey 306 90 tendering motivations join gdm facebook group answers classified six categories peer support information practical advice lived experiences community safe place ask questions recommended commonly reported benefits membership reading food ideas finding helpful information tips respondents reported finding group strongly sympathetic sincere compassionate heartfelt tolerant sensitive warm supportive gdm facebook groups valuable informational emotional support sharing perusal lived experiences another key benefit women feeling belonging community gdm facebook groups provide women access tailored readily available support filling gaps addressed healthcare providers study led person lived experience gdm survey pilot tested women also experienced gdm contributed development