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NCT Number: NCT04914858

The Effect of Education Given to Prospective Fathers on Daily Care of the Baby and Father-Infant Attachment

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Key information

Age range

18 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Afsin Saglık Yuksekokulu

Afşin, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

The experimental group and the control group (1st group and 2nd group) will be formed by randomly selecting the spouses of women who applied to Afşin State Hospital and Elbistan State Hospital Gynecology Polyclinic. Fathers in the first group will be met face-to-face with powerpoints and visuals, and training will be provided. It is planned to provide a total of 3 educations by contacting fathers at the time of birth and 2 months after birth. The scope of the 1st education is planned to be about attachment, father-infant attachment, the benefits of father-infant attachment to the baby and the father and how this bond can be strengthened. Care and feeding of the baby is planned within the scope of the second education. In the third education, it is planned to inform the father about spending quality time with the baby and its importance. As a result, the first education will be focused on more about attachment and its importance, the second education will focus on the importance of the father's participation in the care of the baby and the information about care, and the last education the importance of the father's taking care of the baby and spending time with him. Fathers in the second group will be given a training brochure at the end of the 6th month, after the scale is applied. If the baby's health is affected by possible adverse events at birth, that father will be excluded from the study. After the birth with the fathers, when the baby reaches 6-12 months, face-to-face or phone calls will be applied and the father-infant attachment status will be analyzed by statistical analysis. The study will be done as pre-test and post-test. Güleç D. and Kavlak O. examined the validity of the father-infant Attachment Scale in Turkish society, and they came up with a questionnaire consisting of 19 questions in total.

Detail added (15.06.2021): Power analysis was performed with the study from 5 control groups from 5 experimental groups. A total of 58 workers, consisting of 29 experimental and 29 control groups, were found sufficient for the study

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Spouse must be in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy
  • Father should be father for the first time
  • The family must be a citizen of the Republic of Turkey,
  • The father's education level must be at least high school and its equivalent.
  • Father's age should be between 18-40.
  • Father has to have a job (Active employment).

Exclusion criteria

  • Baby must be healthy
  • Parents do not have any psychological problems,

Treatment and study plan

Education

Other

Its validity and reliability is a reliable scale in Turkey

Primary outcomes

  1. Is Education of Daily Care of the Baby and Father-Infant Attachment effective?

    Time frame: About 6 months per a participant

    Validity and reliability in Turkey will be made questionnaire(Pre-test, Post-test),

    ***In the study, item 16 was removed from the scale after further analysis.

    Evaluations are made as stated below:

    Items 1, 2 and 3 in the scale are coded as a=1, b= 2, c=3, d=4 and e= 5 points. Items 4. 5. 10. 12. and 14. are reverse coded as a=5, b= 4, c=3, d=2 and e=1. Items 6, 17, 18 and 19 are coded as a=1, b= 2.3, c=3.6, d=5. Items 7. 9. 11. ve 15 are reverse coded as a=5, b=3.6, c=2.3, d=1. 8th item is coded as a=5 b=1 13th item is coded as a=5, b=3, c=1

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Other

Collaborators

  • Cukurova University

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Jun 7, 2021
Registry last updated
Nov 2, 2021

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