Chatbot-Based Training, Postpartum Care, Web-based Training
Conditions
Keywords
postpartum care
Brief summary
The purpose of this clinical study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based Postpartum Care Package program developed for postpartum women and delivered via a chatbot, and to examine its effects on the postpartum health of mothers and newborns. The key questions it aims to answer are: * What is the impact of the chatbot-supported web-based Postpartum Care Package program on the postpartum health of mothers and newborns? * Does the chatbot-supported web-based Postpartum Care Package program increase women's accessibility and availability of postpartum care resources?
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEducational intervention
In this study, a web-based postpartum care package program supported by a chatbot will be administered to the intervention group. A pre-test will be administered to participants in the intervention group within 24-48 hours after birth. Participants in this group will be informed that they must watch the videos in the educational modules until the sixth week postpartum. Reminder messages will also be sent to participants via the website, email, and phone calls (between days 7 and 14 postpartum and week 3 postpartum). Participants who have completed the module training will be eligible for post-tests at 6 weeks postpartum and 3 months postpartum.
Sponsors
Emine Ilkin Aydin
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Women who will be included in the study. * Have given birth between the 37th and 41st weeks of pregnancy, * Be primigravida, * Have not been diagnosed with a high-risk pregnancy, * Have an educational level of primary school or above, * Have no communication difficulties or mental disabilities, * Have access to equipment (mobile phone, computer, tablet, internet) for web-based education, * Have experienced no complications in the mother or baby during pregnancy, childbirth, or the postpartum period, * Voluntarily agree to participate in the study,
Exclusion criteria
* Women who moved outside the province where the study was conducted during the implementation period, * Women who voluntarily withdrew from the study, * Women who did not participate in any phase of the study will not be included in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Postpartum Physical Symptom Severity Scale | Pre-test/24-48 hours postpartum Post-test/6 weeks and 3 months postpartum | Maternal physical health will be assessed using the Postpartum Physical Symptom Severity Scale. This four-point Likert-type scale ranges from 0 to 54, with higher scores indicating greater severity of postpartum physical symptoms. |
| Visual Analog Scale | Pre-test/24-48 hours postpartum Post-test/6 weeks and 3 months postpartum | Mothers' physical discomfort/pain levels will be assessed using a Visual Analog Scale. The scale consists of a 10 cm horizontal line, where 0 represents no discomfort and 10 represents the most severe discomfort imaginable. Participants will be asked to mark the point on the line that best reflects their level of physical discomfort/pain during the assessment. Higher scores indicate more severe discomfort/pain. |
| Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale | Pre-test/24-48 hours postpartum Post-test/6 weeks and 3 months postpartum | The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale will be used to screen for depressive symptoms in postpartum women. The scale consists of 10 items on a four-point Likert-type scale. Each item is scored from 0 to 3, and the total score ranges from 0 to 30. Higher scores indicate more depressive symptoms. |
| Sexual Life Quality Scale | Pre-test/24-48 hours postpartum Post-test/6 weeks and 3 months postpartum | The Sexual Quality of Life Scale will be used to evaluate the impact of sexual functions on the quality of life of individuals. It assesses physical, emotional, and relational aspects of sexual well-being. This Likert-type scale consists of 18 items. Higher scores reflect better sexual quality of life, while lower scores indicate deterioration in sexual well-being. |
| Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale | Pre-test/24-48 hours postpartum Post-test/6 weeks and 3 months postpartum | The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale will be used to assess mothers' levels of breastfeeding self-efficacy. It evaluates maternal perceptions regarding their skills, knowledge, and coping abilities related to breastfeeding. The scale consists of 14 items rated on a five-point Likert scale. Scores range from 14 to 70, with higher scores indicating greater breastfeeding self-efficacy. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Postpartum care package program satisfaction | 3rd month postpartum | Participants' satisfaction level with the Chatbot-supported web-based Postpartum Care Package program will be measured with a 5-point Likert-type satisfaction survey. |
Contacts
Primary ContactEmine ILKIN AYDIN, Lecturer
Outcome results
None listed