Psychoeducatıon Interventıon Postpartum Depressıon Breastfeedıng

NCT06779903 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PSYCHOEDUCATION DEPRESSION
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 102
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study was planned to evaluate the effects of psychoeducation intervention for postpartum care on postpartum depression and breastfeeding.

Conditions

Postpartum Depression; Psychoeducation; Breastfeeding; Postpartum Care

Keywords

Postpartum depression; Watson model; psychoeducation; breastfeeding

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Antenatal Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale

  The scale consists of a total of 20 items. The scale is a 5-point Likert type. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 20 and the highest score is 100. An increase in the score obtained from the scale indicates that the perception of breastfeeding self-efficacy has increased.

  1 day (first meeting during pregnancy)

• Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale

  It is a 10-item self-report scale that measures maternal depressive symptoms over the past seven days. Higher scores reflect more depressive symptoms. Symptoms are rated on a 4-point Likert scale with scores ranging from 0 to 30. The cut-off score of the scale was determined as ≥13. If the total score of the scale is 12 or less, the participant is not at risk for PPD, but if he scores 13 or more, he is at risk.

  1 day (first meeting during pregnancy and at the sixth week postpartum)

• Postpartum Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy

  Breastfeeding Self-efficacy Short Form is a 5-point Likert-type scale. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 14 and the highest score is 70. A higher score indicates higher breastfeeding self-efficacy.

  sixth week postpartum

• Personal Information Form

  The form created to determine the socio-demographic characteristics of the individuals included in the research was prepared by the researcher in line with the literature.

  1 day (first meeting during pregnancy)

Study Arms (2)

intervention group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The pregnant women included in the sample were informed about the study and their written informed consent was obtained. Six interviews were conducted with the pregnant women, four at one-week intervals before birth, and one on the tenth day and sixth week after birth. These interviews were conducted with the women one-on-one and face-to-face. psychoeducation program was applied to the women in the intervention group in six interviews.In the first interview, the psychoeducation intervention program booklet based on the Watson Model for postpartum care was given to the women and the interview was conducted within the scope of the program. The psychoeducation intervention program sessions based on the Watson Model for postpartum care in the study were conducted according to the WİBM improvement processes and psychoeducation techniques. The interviews lasted between 90 and 120 minutes on average.

Other: the psychoeducation intervention program booklet

control group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

The pregnant women included in the sample were informed about the study and their written informed consent was obtained. Six interviews were conducted with the pregnant women, four at one-week intervals before birth, and one on the tenth day and sixth week after birth. These interviews were conducted with the women one-on-one and face-to-face.Women in the control group were not given any treatment other than routine care at family health centers. In routine care, pregnant women were subjected to edema, varicose veins, weight, blood pressure, pulse, laboratory findings, baby heart sounds, medication intake, chronic disease follow-up and vaccination. Pregnant women were provided with counseling if they had any questions. Postpartum women were subjected to blood pressure, fever, pulse, bleeding and laboratory findings follow-up and were provided with counseling if they had any questions.

Other: routine care

Interventions

the psychoeducation intervention program booklet OTHER

Psychoeducation Program was composed of nine basic topics (postpartum period and care, adaptation to the role of motherhood and mother-infant bonding, postpartum psychological changes, frequency, causes, symptoms of PPD, effects on mother, child and community health, diagnosis and treatment, preventive practices, social support and suggestions for coping, breast milk and breastfeeding, breast care and practices, nutrition and baby care).

intervention group

routine care OTHER

routine care

control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Women who are at the gestational age,
• over 18 years of age,
• planning to breastfeed,
• have no visual,
• hearing or mental disabilities,
• have a healthy fetus on ultrasonography

You may not qualify if:

• Women with depression and other mental illnesses diagnosed by a physician,
• those taking medication related to their mental illness,
• those who gave birth prematurely,
• those with contraindications to breastfeeding and newborns (head and spine anomalies such as anencephaly/spina bifida, having a fetus with brain anomalies such as hydrocephalus/microcephaly, active substance use or HIV diagnosis, etc.),
• those who were included in the study in the 3rd trimester but whose birth weight was less than 2500 grams,
• those whose babies were taken to the neonatal intensive care unit due to any postpartum complications and those who had premature babies (born before 37 weeks of gestation),
• those who did not participate in more than one interview

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Eskisehir Osmangazi University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Eskişehir, Odunpazarı, 26000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Ozhuner Y, Ozerdogan N. The effect of psychoeducational intervention on postpartum care on postpartum depression and breastfeeding: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Nurs. 2025 Nov 26;24(1):1449. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-04079-5.

  PMID: 41299439 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression, Postpartum; Breast Feeding

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Puerperal Disorders; Pregnancy Complications; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Depressive Disorder; Mood Disorders; Mental Disorders; Feeding Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Yasemin Özhüner

  Eskişehir Vadişehir Family center odunpazarı Turkey

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• nebahat özerdoğan

  Eskisehir Osmangazi University odunpazarı turkey

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: control group (55) intervention group (55)
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: The pregnant women included in the sample were informed about the study and their written informed consent was obtained. Six interviews were conducted with the pregnant women, four at one-week intervals before birth, and one on the tenth day and sixth week after birth. These interviews were conducted with the women one-on-one and face-to-face.Women in the control group were not given any treatment other than routine care at family health centers. The psychoeducation program was applied to the women in the intervention group in six interviews.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 11, 2024
• First Posted: January 17, 2025
• Study Start: November 13, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2025
• Study Completion: March 1, 2025
• Last Updated: March 11, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)