The Effect of the Mobile Application Developed for Home Care of Preterm

NCT05438056 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: AnkaraU06GKY
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

mobile application will be developed to support the post-discharge home care of mothers of premature babies. With the developed mobile application, the effect of the education given to the mothers on the knowledge and skills of infant care, mother-infant attachment, and the mother's self-efficacy will be evaluated.

Conditions

Mother; Premature; Education; Home Care; Mobile Application

Keywords

Mothers, premature, mobile application, education, home care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• parent self-efficacy scale

  scale that measures mother's self-efficacy for baby care.The unabridged name of the scale is parent self-efficacy scale. The lowest score obtained from the scale is 18, the highest score is 90. low score indicates high self-efficacy

  up to 10 months

• parent self-efficacy scale

  scale that measures mother's self-efficacy for baby care.The unabridged name of the scale is parent self-efficacy scale. The lowest score obtained from the scale is 18, the highest score is 90. low score indicates high self-efficacy.

  up to 14 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• maternal attachment scale

  up to 10 months

• maternal attachment scale

  up to 14 months

Other Outcomes (1)

• baby care knowledge and skills form

  up to 14 months

Study Arms (2)

providing training to mothers of premature babies with a mobile application

EXPERIMENTAL

providing training with mobile application to mothers discharged home with their premature babies +standard education prior to discharge

Other: education with mobile application

standard education prior to discharge control group; standard education prior to discharge

NO INTERVENTION

standard education prior to discharge

Interventions

education with mobile application OTHER

providing training to mothers of premature babies with a mobile application

providing training to mothers of premature babies with a mobile application

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• For mothers;
• Being over the age of 18,
• Having a premature baby
• At least primary school graduate,
• Smart mobile app can be installed have a phone,
• Being able to understand and speak Turkish,
• Residing in Ankara
• For babies;
• weeks of gestation of the baby (middle and borderline premature)
• Baby in neonatal intensive care unit to stay
• Not having undergone a surgical operation,
• Absence of physical anomalies

You may not qualify if:

• For Mothers;
• Diagnosed with postpartum depression
• unwillingness to participate in the study
• For babies;
• \- Very small preterm (born below 28 weeks of gestation) and small preterm (between 28 and 31 weeks of gestation)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ankara University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Premature Birth

Interventions

Educational Status

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Obstetric Labor, Premature; Obstetric Labor Complications; Pregnancy Complications; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: randomized controlled interventional research

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 22, 2022
• First Posted: June 29, 2022
• Study Start: December 16, 2022
• Primary Completion: August 30, 2023
• Study Completion: December 30, 2023
• Last Updated: July 1, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share