The Effect of Motivational Interviewing-Based Breastfeeding Education on Breastfeeding Motivation and Self-Efficacy

Istanbul Medeniyet University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Motivation; Self Efficacy; Breastfeeding

Treatments: Other: Motivational interviewing-based breastfeeding education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06623292

26.04.2024-04/05

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is being conducted to examine the effect of a motivational interviewing-based breastfeeding education intervention provided to mothers whose infants are hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit on the mothers' breastfeeding motivation and breastfeeding self-efficacy.

Full description

Midwives and nurses working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are in a unique position to support the breastfeeding process and breastfeeding self-efficacy of mothers whose babies are hospitalized in the NICU. Health care professionals can use a variety of methods to support mothers' breastfeeding self-efficacy and encourage breastfeeding. Individualized interventions, breastfeeding education, and motivational interviewing are some of them. Motivational interviewing is basically a client-centered psychosocial intervention that helps individuals discover and resolve ambivalent feelings about health behaviors, learn new skills, and improve existing skills. In the breastfeeding process, the mother's motivation and positive intention are shown to be important indicators of breastfeeding continuation.

Health education about breastfeeding provided by neonatal intensive care nurses to mothers whose babies are hospitalized in the NICU for various reasons is one of the important initiatives of nurses. The contribution of health education planned with effective educational techniques for both mother and baby is undoubtedly very valuable. However, one of the important variables that should not be forgotten in the success of this education provided by the nurse is motivation, which also affects the self-efficacy of mothers regarding breastfeeding. In order to ensure the readiness of mothers to be educated about the breastfeeding process and breastfeeding of the infant hospitalized in the NICU, it would be appropriate to support the health education planned for mothers whose infants are hospitalized in the NICU with a motivational interviewing intervention. Based on this information, the planned research will examine the effect of motivational interviewing-based breastfeeding education provided to mothers whose infants are hospitalized in the NICU on mothers' breastfeeding motivation and breastfeeding self-efficacy.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• A baby born at 38-42 weeks gestational week admitted to the NICU,
• Who started breastfeeding her baby in the NICU,
• Literate in Turkish,
• Open to communication and cooperation,
• Volunteered to participate in the study,
• Willing to breastfeed your baby,
• Have a smart phone and internet connection,
• Mothers who scored 60 or less on the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale in the pretest

Exclusion criteria

• Any chronic illness and pregnancy complications,
• A condition that prevents breastfeeding,
• The mother has a diagnosed psychiatric illness,
• Mothers with a history of substance abuse.
• The presence of an obstacle to oral feeding and sucking in the infant,
• The baby has genetic, congenital anomalies, neurological, cardiac and metabolic diseases,
• The baby has undergone surgery.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Mothers in this group will not receive any treatment in the study. Mothers will fill out the "Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale" and "Breastfeeding Motivation Scale" four times: on the first day of the baby's NICU admission, when their baby is discharged, 15 days after discharge and one month later discharge. In addition, a follow-up form will be completed.

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Mothers in this group will receive motivational interview-based breastfeeding education. Mothers will fill out the "Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale" and the "Breastfeeding Motivation Scale" four times: on the first day of the baby's NICU admission, when their baby is discharged, 15 days after discharge and one month later discharge. In addition, a follow-up form will be completed.

Treatment:

Other: Motivational interviewing-based breastfeeding education