Patients and methods
This observational, retrospective, cross-sectional study was
designed to evaluate how care is provided to women with
pregnancy complicated by diabetes in Spain, and to collect
data on care activity during 2013. The study was conducted
by distributing an online questionnaire to members of SED
and the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition
(SEEN). The confidentiality of the demographic and personal
data of the centers involved was preserved during the period
of the study.
The questionnaire was specifically designed with the
study in mind. A preliminary questionnaire prepared by two
of the authors (J.A. Rubio and M. Ontanon), ˜ which included
the practical aspects of the GEDE guidelines,1 was discussed
and modified at an initial meeting, and subsequently
through online contacts until agreement was reached on a
final version. The first part of the questionnaire addressed
sociodemographic and center data, while the second part
contained 28 questions. Most of the questions required the
selection of one answer from multiple alternatives, and
there were no open questions (see supplemental material).
To limit bias, the questions were carefully written to avoid
influencing the answers to the survey