The Effect of Web-based Training Given to Mothers of Babies With Congenital Heart Disease

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Completed

• Conditions: Quality of Life; Training; Self Efficacy; Mothers

• Registration Number: NCT06168344
• Lead Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Brief Summary

This study was assessed the impact of a web-based education program provided to mothers of infants with congenital heart diseases on their quality of life and self-efficacy levels. The study is a mixed-method approach with a qualitative and pre-test post-test design, utilizing randomized controlled quasiexperimental type.

The research was conducted with mothers of infants diagnosed with congenital heart disease who sought care at the Pediatric Cardiology Outpatient Clinic of a university hospital and were followed up. There are two groups in the study. Web-based education was provided to mothers in the intervention group (n=30). No intervention was applied to the mothers in the control group (n=30) other than the outpatient clinic routine of the hospital.

Detailed Description

Materials and Methods: study is a mixed-method approach with a qualitative and pre-test post-test design, utilizing randomized controlled quasiexperimental type. The research was conducted with mothers of infants diagnosed with congenital heart disease who sought care at the Pediatric Cardiology Outpatient Clinic of a university hospital and were followed up. There are two groups in the study. Web-based education was provided to mothers in the intervention group (n=30). No intervention was applied to the mothers in the control group (n=30) other than the outpatient clinic routine of the hospital. "Qualitative interview form, Parent-infant Introductory Information Form, Quality of Life Scale and Generalized Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale" were used. The research process had two stages; in the first stage, qualitative data was collected and after qualitative interviews with mothers, the content of the web-based training was created in line with the needs of the mothers. In the second stage, quantitative data were collected, and a web-based training program was applied to the intervention group and an outpatient clinic routine to the control group.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-02-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-08-15
• Study Completion: 2023-08-15
• Study First Submitted: 2023-11-02
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-12-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-04
• Study First Posted: 2023-12-13
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• For mothers;
• Having a baby with congenital heart disease
• Being over 18 years of age
• Being literate
• Being able to speak and understand Turkish
• There is no health problem that may prevent participation in training.
• Being able to use a computer/mobile phone
• Being able to use and have internet access
• Volunteering to participate in research

For babies;

• Those born at or after the 37th week of gestation and those with congenital heart disease, aged 0-12 months
• Has not had heart surgery
• Babies who do not have any other chronic diseases

Exclusion Criteria

• Filling out forms incompletely
• Being a foreign national
• Having vision or hearing problems
• To give up participating in the research
• Mothers and babies who have physical/mental problems that may affect the research results during the study period.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Qualitative Interview Form	In the first stage of the research; Qualitative data were collected: once	In the first stage of the research; Qualitative data were collected. Qualitative interviews were conducted with mothers (n=11). Seven open-ended questions were asked. Categories and themes were arranged according to the content analysis created from the data. The content of the Web-based training program was created in line with the needs and requirements of mothers according to categories and themes.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parent-Baby Identification Information Form	Form was administered to mothers in both groups before the study: once.	The form consists of a total of 23 questions and two sections. The first part consists of 14 questions to evaluate the socio-demographic characteristics of parents. Second part consists of nine questions to evaluate the demographic characteristics of babies.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Eskişehir Osmangazi University Health Practice and Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 Eskişehir, Turkey