Digital Storytelling and Breastfeeding Education

NCT07657819 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ZC-DSB-2024-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 216
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of breastfeeding education provided using the digital storytelling method on mothers' breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding success. The study was conducted using a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design. A total of 216 postpartum women participated in the study, including 108 women in the intervention group and 108 women in the control group. The intervention group received breastfeeding education based on the digital storytelling method, while the control group received routine breastfeeding education provided in the hospital. Breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding success were evaluated after the intervention.

Conditions

Postpartum Women; Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy; Health Education; Breastfeeding

Keywords

Breastfeeding Education; Digital Storytelling; Breastfeeding Success; Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy; Postpartum; Maternal Health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy

  The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale is a 33-item scale originally developed by Dennis in 1999. Subsequently, in 2003, she developed the Short Form of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale by reducing it to 14 items. It is a 5-point Likert-type scale. Scores range from a minimum of 14 to a maximum of 70; higher scores indicate greater breastfeeding self-efficacy. Dennis states that the scale is suitable for use during the postpartum period. Aluş Tokat, Okumuş, and Dennis conducted a reliability and validity study of the Turkish version of the short-form scale; they determined it to be suitable for the Turkish culture, finding a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.86.

  Within 24 hours after breastfeeding education

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Breastfeeding Success

  5 and 12 hours after breastfeeding education

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Group

Participants received breastfeeding education prepared using the digital storytelling method. Breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding success were evaluated after the intervention.

Control Group

Participants received routine breastfeeding education provided by the hospital. Breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding success were evaluated after the intervention.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Only individuals identifying as female are eligible to participate because the study focuses on postpartum women and breastfeeding outcomes.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population consisted of postpartum women hospitalized in the postpartum unit of Etlik City Hospital between September 2024 and December 2025. A total of 216 postpartum women participated in the study.

You may qualify if:

• Women aged 18 years and older
• Postpartum women
• Able to communicate in Turkish
• Literate
• Healthy mother and healthy newborn
• Voluntarily agreed to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Refusal to participate in the study
• Mothers with conditions preventing breastfeeding
• Mothers with severe maternal or neonatal complications
• Communication problems preventing participation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Zübeyde Ceylan: lead

Study Sites (1)

Etlik City Hospital

Ankara, Ankara, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Education; Breast Feeding

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Adherence Interventions; Medication Adherence; Patient Compliance; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior; Feeding Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 1 Day
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator and MSc Researcher

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 13, 2026
• First Posted: June 18, 2026
• Study Start: September 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2025
• Study Completion: December 30, 2025
• Last Updated: August 12, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-08

Locations

TU (1)