The effectiveness of a postnatal psychoeducation programme on outcomes of first-time mothers in Singapore

Completed

Conditions: Women Health Clinical trial
Pregnancy and Childbirth

Registration Number: ISRCTN15886353

Lead Sponsor: ational University of Singapore (Singapore)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 122

Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria for participants were first-time mothers who were:
1. 21 years old and above
2. Able to read and speak English.

Exclusion Criteria

The exclusion criteria for participants were first-time mothers who:
1. Hd medical and psychiatric history (including perinatal depression) before and during pregnancy as identified by medical records
2. Had complicated assisted delivery such as vacuum or forceps with 4th degree tear
3. Had delivered a newborn with apparent congenital anomalies or delivered a still-born at birth
4. Had a newborn not to be discharged home with the mother; and/or
5. Were not able to stay in Singapore after hospital discharge in the first 6 weeks post delivery.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome measure was the maternal parental self-efficacy. It was measured by Perceived Maternal Parental Self-Efficacy (PMP S-E) scale. It is a domain specific 20-item scale developed by Barnes and Adamson-Macedo (2007) based on the Bandura?s self-efficacy theory (1997). A local expert panel validated the instrument and the original 20-item scale was reduced to 17 items because of repetition. Each item was rated on a four-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 4 (Strongly agree). The modified PMPS-E scale total score ranged between 17 and 68, where a higher score means higher level of self-efficacy in newborn care. This instrument had Cronbach?s alpha of 0.91 as reported by Barnes and Adamson-Macedo, 2007. In a local study conducted in Singapore context (Shorey et al., 2013), the Cronbach?s alpha value was 0.95 which indicated a good internal consistency (Nunnally and Berstein, 1994).

Secondary Outcome Measures