Child Health, Public Health Nursing, Randomised Controlled Trial
Conditions
Keywords
fathers' involvement in infant care, Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale., Father-Infant Attachment, Child Health
Brief summary
Fathers participating in the study will be given an 8-week formality intervention. Participants will be shown 4-week infant care training records and then 4-week videos prepared on educational topics. The effect of the intervention will be determined annually by the mean scores of the Fathers' Participation in Infant Care Questionnaire, Father Infant Attachment Scale, and Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale.
Detailed description
The study will be conducted in a Family Health Center in Turkey, selected by random lottery. Fathers who are registered in a family health center and have babies aged 4-12 months and fathers who have children for the first time will be included in the study. The type of the study is planned as randomized controlled pre-test post-test, parallel group experimental type. A total of 80 fathers will be included in the study, 40 in each group, according to the calculation made with Gpower analysis. Participants will be randomly assigned to groups. Nursing interventions will last for 8 weeks and participants will be given training and watched videos during this process.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALIntervention Group
Fathers will be provided with a total of 8 weeks of training and videos. The training will cover the role of fatherhood and its historical development, the developmental stages and care needs of babies, ways for fathers to participate in baby care and the benefits of participation, father-infant bonding and influencing factors, and paternal depression. Videos on the subject will be shared with fathers.
Sponsors
Health Institutes of Turkey
Selcuk University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Since the trainings for the experimental group in the study will be conducted by the researcher conducting the study, researcher and participant blinding will not be possible. The data will be analyzed by an independent statistics expert. In this context, statistical blinding will be applied.
Intervention model description
Randomized Controlled Trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Having a healthy baby between 4-12 months old, * Being a first-time father, * Volunteering to participate in the study, * Having a smartphone
Exclusion criteria
* Being under 18 years old, * Having a psychiatric diagnosis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care Questionnaire | 8 week |
| Father Infant Attachment Scale | 8 week |
| Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale | 8 week |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed