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Program to Increase Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Randomised Controlled Trial
Public Health Nursing
Child Health
Registration Number
NCT06969248
Lead Sponsor
Selcuk University
Brief Summary

Fathers participating in the study will be given an 8-week formality intervention. Participants will be shown 4-week infant care training records and then 4-week videos prepared on educational topics. The effect of the intervention will be determined annually by the mean scores of the Fathers' Participation in Infant Care Questionnaire, Father Infant Attachment Scale, and Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale.

Detailed Description

The study will be conducted in a Family Health Center in Turkey, selected by random lottery. Fathers who are registered in a family health center and have babies aged 4-12 months and fathers who have children for the first time will be included in the study. The type of the study is planned as randomized controlled pre-test post-test, parallel group experimental type. A total of 80 fathers will be included in the study, 40 in each group, according to the calculation made with Gpower analysis. Participants will be randomly assigned to groups. Nursing interventions will last for 8 weeks and participants will be given training and watched videos during this process.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria
  • Being under 18 years old,
  • Having a psychiatric diagnosis.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care Questionnaire8 week
Father Infant Attachment Scale8 week
Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale8 week
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Selcuk University

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Konya, Turkey

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