The Effect of Web-based Training Given to Mothers of Babies With Congenital Heart Disease

The Effect of Web-Based Education Given to Mothers of Infants With Congenital Heart Disease on Quality of Life and Self Efficacy

This study was assessed the impact of a web-based education program provided to mothers of infants with congenital heart diseases on their quality of life and self-efficacy levels. The study is a mixed-method approach with a qualitative and pre-test post-test design, utilizing randomized controlled quasiexperimental type.

The research was conducted with mothers of infants diagnosed with congenital heart disease who sought care at the Pediatric Cardiology Outpatient Clinic of a university hospital and were followed up. There are two groups in the study. Web-based education was provided to mothers in the intervention group (n=30). No intervention was applied to the mothers in the control group (n=30) other than the outpatient clinic routine of the hospital.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Quality of Life; Training; Self Efficacy; Mothers
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Web-Based Education Program

Detailed Description

Materials and Methods: study is a mixed-method approach with a qualitative and pre-test post-test design, utilizing randomized controlled quasiexperimental type. The research was conducted with mothers of infants diagnosed with congenital heart disease who sought care at the Pediatric Cardiology Outpatient Clinic of a university hospital and were followed up. There are two groups in the study. Web-based education was provided to mothers in the intervention group (n=30). No intervention was applied to the mothers in the control group (n=30) other than the outpatient clinic routine of the hospital. "Qualitative interview form, Parent-infant Introductory Information Form, Quality of Life Scale and Generalized Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale" were used. The research process had two stages; in the first stage, qualitative data was collected and after qualitative interviews with mothers, the content of the web-based training was created in line with the needs of the mothers. In the second stage, quantitative data were collected, and a web-based training program was applied to the intervention group and an outpatient clinic routine to the control group.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Eskişehir, Turkey
    • Eskişehir Osmangazi University Health Practice and Research Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• For mothers;
• Having a baby with congenital heart disease
• Being over 18 years of age
• Being literate
• Being able to speak and understand Turkish
• There is no health problem that may prevent participation in training.
• Being able to use a computer/mobile phone
• Being able to use and have internet access
• Volunteering to participate in research

For babies;

• Those born at or after the 37th week of gestation and those with congenital heart disease, aged 0-12 months
• Has not had heart surgery
• Babies who do not have any other chronic diseases

Exclusion Criteria:

• Filling out forms incompletely
• Being a foreign national
• Having vision or hearing problems
• To give up participating in the research
• Mothers and babies who have physical/mental problems that may affect the research results during the study period.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group; Mothers were assigned to groups by simple randomization method. The website was designed, mothers were given their usernames and passwords and their memberships were created. Pretests (Parent-Baby Introductory Information Form, Quality of Life Scale and Generalized Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale) were administered via the website. Mothers completed the modules in the web-based training program within four weeks. Four weeks later, posttests (Quality of Life Scale and Generalized Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale) were administered via the website.	Other: Web-Based Education Program; This study was assessed the impact of a web-based education program provided to mothers of infants with congenital heart diseases on their quality of life and self-efficacy levels
No Intervention: Control Group; Mothers' usernames and passwords were created and website memberships were made. Pretests (Parent-Baby Introductory Information Form, Quality of Life Scale and Generalized Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale) were applied. Website use by mothers in the control group was restricted and access to web-based educational content was closed to all mothers in this group. The mothers in the control group were applied the hospital outpatient clinic routine without any intervention. Four weeks later, posttests (Quality of Life Scale and Generalized Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale) were administered via the website. Pre-test and post-tests of mothers in the control group were collected via the website. After the research data was collected, a web-based training program was opened to the mothers in the control group and they were allowed to benefit from the training content.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Qualitative Interview Form	In the first stage of the research; Qualitative data were collected. Qualitative interviews were conducted with mothers (n=11). Seven open-ended questions were asked. Categories and themes were arranged according to the content analysis created from the data. The content of the Web-based training program was created in line with the needs and requirements of mothers according to categories and themes.	In the first stage of the research; Qualitative data were collected: once

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Parent-Baby Identification Information Form	The form consists of a total of 23 questions and two sections. The first part consists of 14 questions to evaluate the socio-demographic characteristics of parents. Second part consists of nine questions to evaluate the demographic characteristics of babies.	Form was administered to mothers in both groups before the study: once.

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Quality of Life Scale Short Form (SF-36)	SF-36 is a 36-question measurement tool that examines eight dimensions of health-related quality of life.	SF-36 was applied to mothers in the intervention and control groups: pretest-posttest, twice (15 minutes)
Generalized Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale (GASS)	GASS is a 10-item scale that measures the self-efficacy level of mothers	GASS was applied to mothers in the intervention and control groups: pretest-posttest, twice (15 minutes)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
• Investigators: Study Director: Berna EREN FİDANCI, Assoc. Prof., University of Saglik Bilimleri

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 15, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): August 15, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 2, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 4, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): December 13, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 13, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 4, 2023
• Last Verified: December 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Congenital Heart Disease; Care; Web-Based Education; Infants; Mothers; Pediatric Nursing
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Congenital Abnormalities; Cardiovascular Abnormalities; Heart Diseases; Heart Defects, Congenital
• Other Study ID Numbers: GHF_NU1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES

Drug and device information, study documents

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