The Effect of Kangaroo Care Method On The Self-Confıdence and Attachment Levels of Fathers of Preterm Babies

Biruni University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Attachment Disorder

Treatments: Other: Fathers who practicing kangaroo care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06663579

Biruni Universitesi

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental type to evaluate the confidence and attachment levels of fathers in baby care whose babies were treated in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Enrollment: 56 patients

Sex: Male

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

For Newborns:

• Being a newborn treated in the Istanbul Başakşehir Çam and Sakura Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Gestational age less than 37 weeks
• Postnatal age between 0-28 days
• The baby is considered stable by a neonatologist
• The baby can maintain body temperature during Kangaroo Care
• Safety is ensured if there is an existing umbilical or central catheter

For fathers:

• Agreeing to practice Kangaroo Care
• Having no health condition that would prevent practicing Kangaroo Care
• Being able to maintain sufficient hygiene conditions for Kangaroo Care
• Being literate
• Being able to communicate in Turkish

Exclusion criteria

For babies:

• Receiving respiratory support
• Having a chest tube
• Having a congenital anomaly
• Using sedative medication
• Having undergone surgery

For fathers:

• Not wanting to practice Kangaroo Care
• Using substances that cause sedation (drugs, alcohol)
• Having a disease that can be transmitted through skin contact
• Not agreeing to participate in the study
• Not living in the same house as the baby

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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56 participants in 2 patient groups

Study group: Fathers who practicing kangaroo care

Experimental group

Description:

The premature babies treated in the neonatal intensive care unit where the study was conducted practice kangaroo care with their mothers. However, in the intervention conducted by the researcher, the babies practiced kangaroo care with both their mothers and fathers.

Treatment:

Other: Fathers who practicing kangaroo care

Control group: Fathers who not practicing kangaroo care

No Intervention group

Description:

The premature babies treated in the neonatal intensive care unit where the study was conducted practice kangaroo care with their mothers. However, in the intervention conducted by the researcher, the babies practiced kangaroo care with both their mothers and fathers.