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NCT Number: NCT06163066

Newborn Basic Care Training on Fathers' Self-Efficacy and Father-Baby Attachment

This study is planned to be carried out in a pre-test-post-test (first and fourth months) randomized controlled experimental design with the aim of determining the "Effect of Newborn Basic Care Training Given to Fathers with Different Methods on Fathers' Self-Efficacy and Father-Infant Attachment". In addition, the training provided aims to prevent malpractices in newborn care and to reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality rates and gender-based inequalities.

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Key information

Conditions

Newborn Basic Care Training

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Çankırı Karatekin University

Çankırı, 18000, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This study will be conducted in a prospective pre-test-post-test- (first and fourth months), three-arm (1:1:1), randomized controlled experimental design.The sample size of the study was calculated based on a 3-group study on father-infant attachment. Thus, it was planned to conduct research with 75 fathers in total (25 fathers in the web-based group, 25 in the face-to-face group, and 25 in the control group).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Eligible participants were fathers who met the following criteria: (1) their spouse had given birth for the first time, (2) they were aged 18 to 50 years, (3) they consented to participate in the study and signed an informed consent form, (4) their infant was in the neonatal period, (5) they had access to a mobile phone with internet connectivity and were able to operate it, (6) they were able to read and understand xxx, (7) they had a stable living environment, (8) their child and spouse were in good health, and (9) they had no communication or visual impairments.

Exclusion criteria

Fathers who participated in the study but withdrew at any point, whose child or spouse experienced health complications after childbirth, or who failed to access the website within one month or engage with the educational materials, were excluded from the study.

Treatment and study plan

Newborn Basic Care Training

Other

Participating fathers will receive both face-to-face practical training and web-based educational interventions. In this way, the positive developments provided by the two trainings will be abandoned and the understandability and usefulness of the training from the people's perspective will be increased. A website suitable for mobile phones will be designed by transferring digital materials. With this website, fathers will be able to access information about basic care via phone whenever and wherever they want. Thus, in a short time, without human resources and time, all the fathers in need throughout the country will reach the capacity to obtain appropriate information.

Primary outcomes

  1. Fathers' Self-Efficacy Scale for Newborn Care

    Time frame: Change from within the first 24 hours of postpartum, after Newborn basic care training is completed (first month and fourth months) after Newborn basic care training is completed

    This scale, developed by researchers, consists of 3 sub-dimensions (Hygiene, Safety and Nutrition). The hygiene sub-dimension consists of 10 items, the security sub-dimension consists of 4 items, and the nutrition sub-dimension consists of 3 items, making a total of 17 items. Each item of the scale is scored from 1 to 5, and the lowest score obtained from the scale is 17 and the highest score is 85. A high score means that the father's self-efficacy in basic newborn care is high.

  2. Postnatal Paternal-Infant Attachment Scale

    Time frame: Change from within the first 24 hours of postpartum, after Newborn basic care training is completed (first month and fourth months) after Newborn basic care training is completed

    The Postnatal Paternal-infant attachment scale is a scale developed by Condon et al. (2008) to evaluate postnatal paternal-infant attachment after birth (Condon et al., 2008). This scale was adapted to Turkish society by Güleç and Kavlak (2013) and its validity and reliability were tested. The scale consists of 3 sub-dimensions and 19 items. Each item of the scale is scored from 1 to 5, and the lowest score obtained from the scale is 19 and the highest score is 95. A high score means that attachment is high.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Çankırı Karatekin University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Newborn Basic Care Training Delivered With Different Methods on Fathers' Self-Efficacy and Father-Baby Attachment

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Dec 8, 2023
Registry last updated
May 7, 2026

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