The Effect of Postpartum Kangaroo Father Care on Paternal Attachment (kangaroocare)

Hitit University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nursing Caries

Treatments: Behavioral: kangaroo father care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05337215

HititUniversity_2

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: This study was conducted in a randomized controlled manner to determine the effect of kangaroo care (KC) on paternal attachment (PA).

Full description

Objective: This study was conducted in a randomized controlled manner to determine the effect of kangaroo care (KC) on paternal attachment (PA).

Design: The data for the study were collected using the introductory information form (IIF) and the father-infant attachment scale (FIAS). T test, Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test were used for statistical analysis.

Participants and setting: A total of 90 fathers, including 45 in the intervention group and 45 in the control group who met the inclusion criteria of the study were included randomly.

Keywords: Kangaroo care; father; paternal attachment; Turkey.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• fathers who are aged 18 and 50,
• married,
• voluntarily agree to participate in the study,
• have healthy babies,
• live with their babies.

Exclusion criteria

• a history of chronic psychiatric illness
• antipsychotic medication use
• babies with premature / low birth weight / congenital anomalies

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

While the IIF was applied to control group at the first meeting in the postpartum ward, FIAS was administered by phone or home visit in the third month after the face-to-face interview.There was any intervention for this group

Treatment:

Behavioral: kangaroo father care

kangaroo father care

Experimental group

Description:

While the IIF was applied to control group at the first meeting in the postpartum ward, FIAS was administered by phone or home visit in the third month after the face-to-face interview.. the first KC was applied within the first 4-6 hours after birth, and the second KC was applied in the postpartum ward under the supervision of the researcher on the first day after birth. The third KC was performed by the fathers themselves at home on the third postpartum day after discharge. Immediately afterwards, the researcher observed the father and baby from an appropriate distance, and the father and the baby had skin-to-skin contact for mean 15-20 minutes.

Treatment:

Behavioral: kangaroo father care