Mothers, Quality of Life, Self Efficacy, Training
Conditions
Keywords
Congenital Heart Disease, Web-Based Education, Mothers, Infants, Care, Pediatric Nursing
Brief summary
This study was assessed the impact of a web-based education program provided to mothers of infants with congenital heart diseases on their quality of life and self-efficacy levels. The study is a mixed-method approach with a qualitative and pre-test post-test design, utilizing randomized controlled quasiexperimental type. The research was conducted with mothers of infants diagnosed with congenital heart disease who sought care at the Pediatric Cardiology Outpatient Clinic of a university hospital and were followed up. There are two groups in the study. Web-based education was provided to mothers in the intervention group (n=30). No intervention was applied to the mothers in the control group (n=30) other than the outpatient clinic routine of the hospital.
Detailed description
Materials and Methods: study is a mixed-method approach with a qualitative and pre-test post-test design, utilizing randomized controlled quasiexperimental type. The research was conducted with mothers of infants diagnosed with congenital heart disease who sought care at the Pediatric Cardiology Outpatient Clinic of a university hospital and were followed up. There are two groups in the study. Web-based education was provided to mothers in the intervention group (n=30). No intervention was applied to the mothers in the control group (n=30) other than the outpatient clinic routine of the hospital. Qualitative interview form, Parent-infant Introductory Information Form, Quality of Life Scale and Generalized Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale were used. The research process had two stages; in the first stage, qualitative data was collected and after qualitative interviews with mothers, the content of the web-based training was created in line with the needs of the mothers. In the second stage, quantitative data were collected, and a web-based training program was applied to the intervention group and an outpatient clinic routine to the control group.
Interventions
This study was assessed the impact of a web-based education program provided to mothers of infants with congenital heart diseases on their quality of life and self-efficacy levels
Sponsors
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
There are two groups in the study. Web-based education was provided to mothers in the intervention group (n=30). No intervention was applied to the mothers in the control group (n=30) other than the outpatient clinic routine of the hospital.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 12 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* For mothers; * Having a baby with congenital heart disease * Being over 18 years of age * Being literate * Being able to speak and understand Turkish * There is no health problem that may prevent participation in training. * Being able to use a computer/mobile phone * Being able to use and have internet access * Volunteering to participate in research For babies; * Those born at or after the 37th week of gestation and those with congenital heart disease, aged 0-12 months * Has not had heart surgery * Babies who do not have any other chronic diseases
Exclusion criteria
* Filling out forms incompletely * Being a foreign national * Having vision or hearing problems * To give up participating in the research * Mothers and babies who have physical/mental problems that may affect the research results during the study period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Qualitative Interview Form | In the first stage of the research; Qualitative data were collected: once | In the first stage of the research; Qualitative data were collected. Qualitative interviews were conducted with mothers (n=11). Seven open-ended questions were asked. Categories and themes were arranged according to the content analysis created from the data. The content of the Web-based training program was created in line with the needs and requirements of mothers according to categories and themes. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Parent-Baby Identification Information Form | Form was administered to mothers in both groups before the study: once. | The form consists of a total of 23 questions and two sections. The first part consists of 14 questions to evaluate the socio-demographic characteristics of parents. Second part consists of nine questions to evaluate the demographic characteristics of babies. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life Scale Short Form (SF-36) | SF-36 was applied to mothers in the intervention and control groups: pretest-posttest, twice (15 minutes) | SF-36 is a 36-question measurement tool that examines eight dimensions of health-related quality of life. |
| Generalized Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale (GASS) | GASS was applied to mothers in the intervention and control groups: pretest-posttest, twice (15 minutes) | GASS is a 10-item scale that measures the self-efficacy level of mothers |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed