The Effect of the E-Mobile Health Application on Postpartum Adaptation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Postpartum Period; Adaptation; Mobile Applications; Pregnant Women
• Interventions: Behavioral: E-Mobile Health Application

• Registration Number: NCT04783324
• Lead Sponsor: Gazi University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of the e-mobile health application on postpartum adaptation. The study will consist of two groups: Experimental group and control group.

Detailed Description

This is a randomized controlled trial. A questionnaire and The Postpartum Self-Evaluation Questionnaire will be used to collect data. The main hypothesis of the research: Postpartum Self-Evaluation Questionnaire total mean score of women who use e-mobile health application created according to Roy's Adaptation Model is not different from the total mean score of women in the control group.

Research sample will consist of a total of 62 pregnant women, 31 in the experimental group and 31 in the control group. The data will be evaluated with the SPSS (Statistical Package of SocialSciences) 24.0 package program.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-01-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-03-03
• Study First Posted: 2021-03-05
• Study Start: 2021-03-25
• Primary Completion: 2021-08-29
• Study Completion: 2021-08-29
• Status Verified: 2021-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-10-28
• Last Update Posted: 2021-11-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 62

Inclusion Criteria

• Primiparous
• Being in the 32nd week of pregnancy and above
• Not getting any diagnosis that poses a risk for pregnancy (Multiple pregnancy, Gestational Diabetes, Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Placenta Previa, Fetal Anomaly, Intrauterine Growth Retardation)
• Speaking Turkish
• To be at least a primary school graduate
• Having a smart phone with Android operating system

Exclusion Criteria

• Multiparous
• Being under 32 weeks of pregnancy
• Getting any diagnosis that poses a risk to pregnancy (Multiple pregnancy, Gestational Diabetes, Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Placenta Previa, Fetal Anomaly, Intrauterine Growth Retardation)
• Not speaking Turkish
• Having a smartphone with an operating system other than Android

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental Group	E-Mobile Health Application	Pregnant women in the intervention group will use the e-mobile health application developed by the researcher.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postpartum Adaptation	At postpartum tenth day (baseline) and last-interview at postpartum sixth week (change from baseline at sixth week)	Postpartum adaptation according to Postpartum Self Evaluation Scale. Postpartum self evaluation questionnaire consists of 82 questions in total. The questions are scored between 1 and 4 points. The minimum value that can be obtained from the scale is 82, the maximum value is 328. It is seen that the lower the score in this scale, the higher the postpartum adaptaion of the individual.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ankara Koru Hospital; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey