Adapting text4FATHER to Directly Link to First-time Expectant Fathers Using Social Media to Improve Infant and Family Health
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 180
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale (KPCS)
研究概览
简要总结
This project will be the first to examine the efficacy of a text messaging intervention designed to recruit first-time fathers-to-be using social media across the U.S. to become involved during pregnancy through two months of postnatal age to support infant, mother, and father well-being.
详细描述
Father engagement in the prenatal and infant periods is associated with improved infant outcomes (e.g., physical, social and emotional health and development), and mother and father well-being. However, this key window of opportunity has been insufficiently leveraged to promote father engagement, especially, first-time fathers-to-be.
text4FATHER, a multi-modal text messaging program, is designed to increase first-time fathers' knowledge, self-efficacy, and behavioral engagement. text4FATHER sends texts twice-weekly to fathers with threaded content to support infant, partner, and father well-being including resource weblinks to support behavior change from mid-pregnancy through 2 months postnatally. Text content was developed using formative research and feedback from the target population, consensus building with experts, and an evidence-based review.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Aged ≥18 years
- •Live in the U.S.
- •Speak English
- •Mother gestational age at enrollment less than 25 weeks
- •First-time father-to-be
- •Willing/able to receive texts.
排除标准
- •Individuals who are minors
- •Do not speak English
- •Unable to provide informed consent
- •Not a first-time father
- •Not willing/unable to receive texts
- •In the past 12 months, any safety concern reported between father-to-be and the mother-to-be, including report of any physical, emotional, sexual harm, threatening behaviors, police involvement, restraining or protective order
研究组 & 干预措施
text4FATHER
Receipt of twice-weekly texts that include resource links and instructions to support behavior change (e.g., videos, infographics) and start mid-pregnancy and continuing through 2 months of baby's age.
干预措施: text4FATHER (Behavioral)
Usual care
Usual care that is consistent with typical maternity care in involving fathers-to-be.
结局指标
主要结局
Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale (KPCS)
时间窗: Baseline and 7 months
Self-report measure with higher score indicating greater confidence in infant care behaviors. This measure is scaled with range from 0 (no, hardly ever) to 3 (yes, most times). Mean range 0-3.
Father Engagement Scale (FES)
时间窗: Baseline and 7 months
Self-report measure with higher score indicating greater degree of father engagement in infant care activities. This measure is scaled with range from 0 (never) to 4 (every day or almost every day). Mean range 0-4.
Change in Self-efficacy as assessed by the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC)
时间窗: Baseline and 7 months
Self-report measure with higher score indicating greater confidence in overall parenting skills. This measure is scaled with range from 1 (low) to 6 (high). Mean range 1-6.
次要结局
未报告次要终点