Premature infants receiving ventilators. Mothers lack confidence in their ability to care for preterm infants. Their inability to access health services in the NICU. Supporting mothers to gain self-efficacy by using technology. maternal self-efficacy, telehealth, preterm infants
Conditions
Interventions
Telehealth program is both asynchronous and synchronous (E-Book, Video, massage, Video call via Line App) with a hybrid for online via Line App and onsite in the hospital (demonstrate, training, the o
Experimental Behavioral,No Intervention No treatment
The telehealth program on maternal self-efficacy in caring for preterm infants with ventilators ,Rutein care
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The sample group consisted of mothers aged >18 years who could communicate and understand the Thai language. They had no experience caring for a newborn receiving a ventilator. They had a tool for internet access, such as tablets, touch screen mobile phones, or computers, and had a LINE application. These mothers had to visit the infant in the NICU more than two times before they were discharged from the postpartum ward. The preterm infants weighed <2,500 g, admitted to the NICU within the first 24 h after birth, and received Endotracheal tube (ETT), Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (NCPAP), or Heated Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannula (HHHFNC) ventilators.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Postpartum mothers with critical symptoms requiring further hospitalization, such as postpartum hemorrhage, endometritis, or infections, infected with COVID-19, and postpartum depression or psychiatric problems were excluded from the study. Preterm infants with congenital anomalies or genetic abnormalities, such as congenital heart disease, congenital hydrocephalus, choanal atresia, cleft lip and palate, myelomeningocele, omphalocele, gastroschisis, and Down syndrome were also excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The mean score of maternal perceived self-efficacy score between experimental group and control group 6 days A questionnaire on maternal self-efficacy in caring for ventilated preterm infants. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The mean score of maternal perceived self-efficacy before and after receiving the self-efficacy and telehealth program. 6 Days A questionnaire on maternal self-efficacy in caring for ventilated preterm infants. | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactKritsana Konngsaenkaew
Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University
Outcome results
None listed