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

The Effect of Postpartum Kangaroo Father Care on Paternal Attachment: A Randomized Controlled Study Turkey Sample

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

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Nursing Caries
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: kangaroo father care

Detailed 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.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 90
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Çorum
    • Corum, Çorum, Turkey, 19600
      • Fatma Yıldırım

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 50 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Control group; 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	Behavioral: kangaroo father care; The effect of postpartum kangaroo father care on paternal attachment
Experimental: kangaroo father care; 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.	Behavioral: kangaroo father care; The effect of postpartum kangaroo father care on paternal attachment

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Father-Baby Attachment Scale The Turkish version	Father-Baby Attachment Scale The Turkish version was applied by Güleç and Kavlak (2013) to the fathers of infants aged 6-12 months, and the McDonald coefficient was reported to be between 0.52 and 0.80 (Güleç and Kavlak 2013). The scale consists of 19 items and three sub-dimensions: "patience and tolerance". "pleasure in interaction", and "love and pride". Each item on the scale is scored between 1 and 5 points. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 19 and the maximum is 95. High scores indicate that the attachment level is high.	12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hitit University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 14, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 15, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): February 16, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 28, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 19, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): April 20, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 10, 2025
• Last Verified: March 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: HititUniversity_2

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No