Effectiveness of home-but not alone mobile-health application on parental outcomes

Completed

• Conditions: Postnatal Parental Outcomes; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN99092313
• Lead Sponsor: ational University of Singapore

Brief Summary

2017 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28276086

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-03-03
• Study Completion: 2017-08-17
• Last Update Posted: 24 September 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 236

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 21 years or above
2. Able to read and speak English
3. Have a smart gadget with internet connection to download the M-Health Application named Home but not Alone
4. Will be staying in Singapore for first four weeks after the birth of their new-born
5. Have a full-term health baby who will be discharged home with the parents
6. In a physical and emotional stable condition at the time of data collection

Exclusion Criteria

1. Have physical or mental disorders, which will interfere with their ability to participate in the data collection
2. Have newborns with deformities and/or complications and/or disabilities
3. Have their newborns admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parenting self-efficacy is measured using the Parent Efficacy Scale (PES) at baseline and 4 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Parenting satisfaction is measured using the What Being the Parent of a New Baby is Like (WBPL) questionnaire at baseline and 4 weeks<br>2. Satisfaction with social support is measured using the Perceived Social Support for Parenting (PSSP) questionnaire at baseline and 4 weeks<br>3. Postnatal depression is measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) at baseline and 4 weeks