The Effect of Postpartum Kangaroo Father Care on Paternal Attachment

NCT05337215 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HititUniversity_2
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objective: This study was conducted in a randomized controlled manner to determine the effect of kangaroo care (KC) on paternal attachment (PA).

Conditions

Nursing Caries

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Father-Baby Attachment Scale The Turkish version

  Father-Baby Attachment Scale The Turkish version was applied by Güleç and Kavlak (2013) to the fathers of infants aged 6-12 months, and the McDonald coefficient was reported to be between 0.52 and 0.80 (Güleç and Kavlak 2013). The scale consists of 19 items and three sub-dimensions: "patience and tolerance". "pleasure in interaction", and "love and pride". Each item on the scale is scored between 1 and 5 points. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 19 and the maximum is 95. High scores indicate that the attachment level is high.

  12 months

Study Arms (2)

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

While the IIF was applied to control group at the first meeting in the postpartum ward, FIAS was administered by phone or home visit in the third month after the face-to-face interview.There was any intervention for this group

Behavioral: kangaroo father care

kangaroo father care

EXPERIMENTAL

While the IIF was applied to control group at the first meeting in the postpartum ward, FIAS was administered by phone or home visit in the third month after the face-to-face interview.. the first KC was applied within the first 4-6 hours after birth, and the second KC was applied in the postpartum ward under the supervision of the researcher on the first day after birth. The third KC was performed by the fathers themselves at home on the third postpartum day after discharge. Immediately afterwards, the researcher observed the father and baby from an appropriate distance, and the father and the baby had skin-to-skin contact for mean 15-20 minutes.

Behavioral: kangaroo father care

Interventions

kangaroo father care BEHAVIORAL

The effect of postpartum kangaroo father care on paternal attachment

Control group; kangaroo father care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• fathers who are aged 18 and 50,
• married,
• voluntarily agree to participate in the study,
• have healthy babies,
• live with their babies.

You may not qualify if:

• a history of chronic psychiatric illness
• antipsychotic medication use
• babies with premature / low birth weight / congenital anomalies

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hitit University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Fatma Yıldırım

Çorum, Çorum, 19600, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 28, 2022
• First Posted: April 20, 2022
• Study Start: February 14, 2020
• Primary Completion: September 15, 2020
• Study Completion: February 16, 2021
• Last Updated: March 13, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)