The Effects of Infant Abdominal Massage on Postnatal Stress Level Among Chinese Parents in Hong Kong
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Parenting
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Enrollment
- 160
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Parental stress level
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this randomized control trial is to find out the effects of infant abdominal massage on postnatal stress level among Chinese parents in Hong Kong with babies under 1 year old. The main question[s] it aims to answer are:
- examine the effects of infant abdominal massage on postnatal stress level among Chinese parents in Hong Kong
- the relationship between the compliance of the intervention and the change of parental stress level Participants in intervention group will receive a abdominal massage training session and will perform on their baby. Parental stress level will be assess week 0 and four weeks .
If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare wait-listed control group to see if there is any change on their parental stress level
Detailed Description
same as above
Investigators
Lai Sze Ki
Principal Investigator
The University of Hong Kong
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Parents aged 18 or above.
- •Parents with 0-1 year old full term babies without medical treatment of colic.
- •Able to communicate or read Chinese and have not tried applying infant massage on their babies.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Parents with babies who had abdominal surgery.
- •Currently participating in any other massage related studies.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Parental stress level
Time Frame: week 4
is parenting stress which was assessed by the parental stress scale of the Chinese version of the Parenting Stress Index (PSI-SF) (4th version) with 3 subscales: Difficult child (DC), Parental distress (PD) and Parent-child dysfunctional interaction (P-CDI) Total Score: 36-180 ( Higher score implies higher parental stress level)
Secondary Outcomes
- Difficult child(week 4)
- Parental distress & Parent-child dysfunctional interaction(week 4)
- Difference in parental stress with the presence of partner participation(week 4)
- Correlation between parental stress and self-reported compliance of the intervention(week 4)