Fathers, Mothers
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to provide infant care training to fathers and to measure father-infant attachment and maternal postpartum depression and quality of life.
Detailed description
Objective: The aim of this study is to provide infant care training to fathers and to measure father-infant attachment and maternal postpartum depression and quality of life. Design: The data for the study were collected using the introductory information form (IIF) and the father-infant attachment scale (FIAS) for fathers, Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale and Postpartum Quality of Life Scale for mothers. Participants and setting: A total of 64 fathers and 64 mothers, including 32 in the intervention group and 32in the control group who met the inclusion criteria of the study were included randomly.
Interventions
OTHERTraining group
For the experimental group, Personal Information Form for Fathers and Infant Care Questionnaire were applied to the fathers in the clinic after birth as a pre-test. In the clinic, baby care training was given to fathers practically in 30-35 minutes. After the applied training, the Baby Care Training Program Content prepared by the researchers was given to the fathers.
Sponsors
Hitit University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Intervention model description
The study is of a semi-separate type and all women can be trained.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* The mother and father are over 18 years old, * Parents becoming parents for the first time, * The newborn is healthy, born at term, with the mother and father, * Parents' knowledge of Turkish, * Mothers who accepted to participate in the study and received baby care training by participating in the pregnant class, * Parents' willingness to participate in the research.
Exclusion criteria
* Having a baby born as a result of a risky pregnancy, * The newborn is in intensive care, * Presence of diagnosed psychiatric disease in the mother and father.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale | 5 months | The scale is a 4-point Likert type and consists of 10 questions. Each question consists of four options and is scored between 0-3. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale was reported as 0 and the highest score as 30. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Postpartum Quality of Life Scale | 5 months | This 6-point Likert type scale; kinship-family-friend, health, psychological, socioeconomic and spouse subscale consists of a total of 5 subscales and a total of 40 items. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed