Effects of home care and e-mobile training/consultancy on women's postpartum symptoms and breastfeeding self-efficacy: a randomized clinical trial.

Autor: Karaçay Yıkar S; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cukurova University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Adana, Sarıçam 01330, Türkiye., Nazik E; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cukurova University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Adana, Sarıçam 01330, Türkiye.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of public health [Eur J Public Health] 2024 Oct 01; Vol. 34 (5), pp. 936-942.
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckae119
Abstrakt: Background: Most women experience breastfeeding problems and need changes due to postpartum physical symptoms and low breastfeeding self-efficacy.
Methods: Postpartum home care and e-mobile training/consultancy has been introduced to address this issue. This study was conducted as a randomized controlled interventional study. The sample of the study consisted of 75 (home care group = 25, control group = 25, e-mobile training/consultancy group = 25) women who met the sample selection criteria, agreed to participate in the study, and were hospitalized in the postpartum ward of a City Hospital. Data were collected through the Personal Information Form, the Postpartum Physical Symptom Severity Scale and the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale (BSES).
Results: In all postpartum stages, a statistically significant difference was detected between the home care, e-mobile training/consultancy and control group women in terms of the Postpartum Physical Symptoms Severity Scale and BSES total mean scores (P < .05). Interviews showed that the home care group had the lowest Postpartum Physical Symptom Severity Scale total mean scores and the highest BSES total mean scores (P < .05). Postpartum home visits and e-mobile training/consultancy should be considered a routine part of postpartum care. It is effective in reducing postpartum physical symptoms and increasing breastfeeding self-efficacy.
Conclusion: In line with the results of this study, the use of home care and e-mobile training/consultancy is recommended to decrease physical symptoms and increase breastfeeding self-efficacy.
(© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association.)
Databáze: MEDLINE