Providing Toilet Training Awareness Program to Mothers

Muş Alparslan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Implementation of Toilet Training Using Brazelton's Child-centered Approach

Treatments: Device: Toilet training booklet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06983522

MusAlparslanU-YHB-İC-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Toilet training has an important place among the developmental stages. A healthy child's ability to go to the toilet on his/her own is acquired between the ages of 1-3. Those who implement, show and guide toilet training have great responsibilities in ensuring that the period is healthy. Problems experienced during the education period can cause some negative situations, behaviors and undesirable personality traits in the child. The research will be conducted as an RCT in Muş Province, Family Health Center No. 01, between May 2024 and December 2025 in order to examine the effect of the toilet training awareness program applied to the participants on their knowledge and attitudes. The universe of the research will consist of participants who have not started 12-18 months of toilet training between May 2024 and May 2025. The entire universe will be examined in the research without using the sampling method. If the expected number cannot be reached between the specified dates and the relevant ASM, the data collection date will be extended. In the study, the Toilet Training Knowledge and Attitude Scale, the Motherhood Role Scale and the Parental Attitude Scale will be used to investigate the relationship between them. Children aged 12-18 months will be determined from the relevant ASM records. Phone numbers will be taken from the records, participants will be called and informed about the research and their verbal consent will be obtained. Participants who want to participate will be given an appointment and asked to come to ASM. Data will be obtained in the form of face-to-face interviews and questions and answers. Ethical principles will be followed.

Full description

The aim of the study is to find out the effect of the toilet training awareness program applied to the participants on the knowledge and attitudes of the participants. There are many toilet training methods applied to date. Among these, the Child-Centered Approach developed by Brazelton is the most preferred. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Canadian Pediatric Association also recommend this method. It is preferred more due to the presence of behaviors such as waiting for the child to be ready to start toilet training, having them do exercises, using positive terms and rewarding them if they are successful. Among the other applied methods, the ''One-Day Toilet Training'' method developed by Azrin and Fox was created for children with mental disabilities. It is less preferred due to behaviors such as harsh attitudes and verbal reprimands towards the child. Other methods such as Assisted Toilet Training or Elimination method are less preferred due to cultural differences or the constant observation and power required by mothers.

When we look at national and international studies, the knowledge levels of the participants are usually measured and their attitudes are evaluated. No toilet training program was applied to the participants. Therefore, the study is a first.

In this study, as researchers, we plan to create awareness in participants with children between the ages of 1-3 by giving them a toilet training program using Brazelton's Child-Centered Approach. In the study, the Toilet Training Knowledge and Attitude Scale, the Motherhood Role Scale and the Parenting Attitude Scale will be used to investigate the relationship between them.

Enrollment: 83 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 12 to 18 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being 12-18 months old,
• Being healthy (No growth and development problems, chronic diseases or hearing problems),
• Not having started toilet training

Exclusion criteria

• Mothers want to quit working,
• The child is diagnosed with a chronic disease and
• The mother cannot attend training.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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83 participants in 2 patient groups

Toilet Training

Experimental group

Description:

3 weeks old training program; In the 1st Stage of the training; Education on the subject of motherhood, the concept of motherhood and the role of motherhood. In the 2nd Stage of the training;Education on parental attitudes, types of attitudes. In the 3rd Stage of the training; Education on the subject of toilet training, the age of starting the training, the duration of the training, the signs of the child's readiness for toilet training, Brazelton's child-focused approach and the factors affecting toilet training, the effects of parental attitudes on toilet training and the problems that may be encountered during toilet training. Afterwards, Personal Information Form, Toilet Training BTÖ, ARÖ, ETÖ, scales will be presented.

Treatment:

Device: Toilet training booklet

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention was applied to the control group.