Group Based Care Versus Individual Care- Effects on Parents Satisfaction and Health
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Patient Satisfaction
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
- Enrollment
- 1150
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Group based antenatal care versus Individual care- parent´s satisfaction with care
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The Study compares group based care versus individual given care-effects on patient satisfaction and health. Midwives will be randomized to either traditional antenatal care (Individual care) or group based antenatal care(intervention).
Detailed Description
In the RCT the midwife is randomized.There are a multicenter study. Before the study started the midwives received education about the study. Then they randomized with simple randomization per site(clinics). The midwives also have follow up meeting with the research team during the recruting period. The parents are informed about the study at the booking appointment, after that they can choose if they want to participate in the study and are allocated to either intervention or control, based on the woman's date of birth. The main aim is to investigate parents' satisfaction of antenatal group based care. The RCT is based on three questionnaires which both women and their partners receive, the first at baseline before they receive different models of care, and the second questionnaire distributed four to six months after birth and the last one year after birth. Descriptive and inferential statistics will be used in the analysis.A power calculation is made and the study schould have a total number of 350 partners.
Investigators
Ewa Andersson
Dr.
Karolinska Institutet
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Must be able to Speak Swedish
Exclusion Criteria
- •Non speaking Swedish
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Group based antenatal care versus Individual care- parent´s satisfaction with care
Time Frame: 6 years
Satisfaction with care and involvement of partner, three questionnaire to parents in control group and intervention group, which measure the satisfaction with care
Secondary Outcomes
- socialization with other parents(4 years)
- Self reported health effect on mother and child(6 years)