The effect of Web-based preterm infant care training on mothers’ self-confidence

Abstract

The internet can be used as an alternative method in infant care education for mothers of preterm infants. This study was conducted to examine the effect of the Web-based infant care training program given to mothers of preterm infants on the self-confidence levels of mothers. This nonrandomized controlled study with a posttest design was conducted in Ministry of Health training and research hospital and university hospital. The study group comprised 84 mothers and their infants (intervention group: N = 42; control group: N = 42). Mothers with preterm infants in the intervention group participated in the Web-based program. The self-confidence of the mothers was evaluated before and after the training. The mothers’ Pharis self-confidence scale mean scores were higher than the control group, but there was no significant difference. Web-based education program can be an alternative method that can be used in the education of mothers with preterm infants.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank all nursing staff for their cooperation, all newborns and respected mothers who participated in the study.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Authorship contribution statement

Pelin Yurtsever Gök: Study conception and design, Data analysis and interpretation, Drafting of the article, Critical revision of the manuscript. Emine Efe: Study conception and design, Critical revision of the manuscript.

Ethical approval

This study protocol was approved by the Akdeniz University Noninvasive Clinical Research Ethics Committee (decision number: 250, date: 21/10/2015).

Funding

The author(s) reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.