Effects of a Newborn Care Education Program on Newborn Care Confidence and Behavioral Accuracy of Primiparas in a Postpartum Care Center / 간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
;
: 125-134, 2007.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-218230
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The study aimed to identify the effects of a newborn care education program on newborn care confidence and behavioral accuracy of primiparas in a postpartum care center.METHOD:
This was a quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group non-synchronized design. Subjects were 29 primiparas selected from a postpartum care center in D and P hospitals in Ulsan. The intervention was a newborn care education program which was composed of education with a booklet, demonstration, watching a video, and verbal encouragement. The outcome variables were newborn care confidence and behavioral accuracy. Data was collected from Feb. 1 to Mar 22 in 2005 with self-administered questionnaires and observation by researchers. Data was analyzed using the chi-square-test, Fisher's exact test, t-test and ANCOVA.RESULT:
The experimental group showed significantly higher score changes between the pre-test and post-test in confidence and behavioral accuracy than the control group.CONCLUSION:
The newborn care education program showed positive effects on newborn care confidence and behavioral accuracy of primiparas in a postpartum care center. Therefore, we recommend that this program should be applied in postpartum care centers.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Program Evaluation
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Multivariate Analysis
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Postpartum Period
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Hospitals
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Infant Care
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Maternal Behavior
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Mothers
Type of study:
Evaluation studies
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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