Digital Game Supported Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, Breastfeeding Success

Self Efficacy Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Digital Game Supported Web Based Breastfeeding Education and Counseling on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, Breastfeeding Success and Breast Problems: A Randomized Controlled Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05435586
• Other study ID #: Oyunlastirmailemzirme
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 13, 2023
• Est. completion date: July 30, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: October 2023
• Source: Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Purpose: This study will be conducted to determine the effect of digital game supported web-based breastfeeding education and counseling on breastfeeding self-efficacy, breastfeeding success and breast problems.

Method: This is an experimental study with a randomized controlled pretest-posttest parallel group, and 30 women will be included in the experimental group and 30 women in the control group. In the study, Pregnant Women's Individual and Obstetric Characteristics Evaluation Form, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form (EÖYÖ), LATCH Breastfeeding Assessment Tool, Breastfeeding Evaluation Scale (IBFAT), Breastfeeding Behavior and Breast Problems Evaluation Form will be used. The data will be analyzed in SPSS program.

In the Digital Game Supported Web-Based Breastfeeding Education and Counseling Program, the educational content prepared by the researcher will be integrated into the game program designed with the gamification technique. An education program will be applied to the women in the experimental group during pregnancy and postpartum period. Women in the control group will receive the standard breastfeeding training in the hospital. Measurement tools will be applied to all participants for a total of three times, once before birth and twice after birth.

Conclusion and Suggestions: In this planned study, it was aimed to teach women about breastfeeding in a digital environment in a fun way. It is thought that web-based breastfeeding education and counseling supported by digital games will have a positive effect on breastfeeding self-efficacy, breastfeeding success and breast problems.

Description:

Breastfeeding has an important place in the healthy development of the baby, maternal benefits and mother-infant bonding. One of the most important factors affecting breastfeeding duration and success is the mother's perception of breastfeeding self-efficacy. In order to increase breastfeeding success and self-efficacy, it is very important for women to know about breastfeeding and the problems they may encounter. In the digital age, online training or access to online materials is easy and effortless. In the learning method with gamification, which has an important place in digital education, the behavior style that is intended to be taught to individuals can be taught more effectively and easily in accordance with the learning objectives. The inclusion and use of gamified features in web-based health interventions is known to increase user experience, increasing interest and fun.

In this study, it is thought that the Digital Game Supported Web-Based Breastfeeding Education and Counseling Program, which will be applied as individual sessions to women starting from the prenatal period until the postpartum 2nd month, will have positive effects on breastfeeding self-efficacy, breastfeeding success and breast problems. It is estimated that these results can guide professionals working with mothers and babies in the field and make a unique contribution to the field.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: July 30, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: March 30, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 15 Years to 49 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primipara,

• 32-36. between gestational weeks,

• Those who have not received a planned breastfeeding training before,

• Speaking and understanding Turkish,

• Women with a smart phone/tablet/computer with internet connection will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a chronic disease,

• Those who will give birth by planned cesarean section,

• Breastfeeding contraindications

• Women with risky pregnancies will not be included in the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Breast Feeding, Exclusive
• Self Efficacy

Intervention

Other:
• Web Based Breastfeeding Education and Counseling with Digital Game Support
The educational content prepared by the researcher on the web page will be integrated into the game program designed with the gamification technique. In this designed program, users will be notified at appropriate times to enter the system and play games from the link sent via e-mail. After the users have finished the game, they will fill the scale in the relevant week and will only be able to exit the system in that way.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Lokman Hekim University Etlik Hospital	Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form Antenatal score	Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale was developed by Dennis in 1999 and consists of 33 items. Later, the scale was reduced to 14 items by Dennis in 2003 and the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form was developed. The Turkish validity and reliability of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short form was performed by Alus Tokat and Okumus in 2009. This scale assesses how competent mothers feel about breastfeeding. The scale consists of 14 items and includes a 5-point Likert-type evaluation consisting of Not sure at all: 1, Not very sure: 2, Sometimes I am sure: 3, I am sure: 4, Very sure: 5 options. The lowest score that can be obtained from the entire scale is 14 and the highest score is 70. A high score from the scale indicates a high perception of breastfeeding self-efficacy.	"pre-intervention"
Primary	Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form Antenatal score	Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale was developed by Dennis in 1999 and consists of 33 items. Later, the scale was reduced to 14 items by Dennis in 2003 and the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form was developed. The Turkish validity and reliability of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short form was performed by Alus Tokat and Okumus in 2009. This scale assesses how competent mothers feel about breastfeeding. The scale consists of 14 items and includes a 5-point Likert-type evaluation consisting of Not sure at all: 1, Not very sure: 2, Sometimes I am sure: 3, I am sure: 4, Very sure: 5 options. The lowest score that can be obtained from the entire scale is 14 and the highest score is 70. A high score from the scale indicates a high perception of breastfeeding self-efficacy.	"At the end of 37th gestational week."
Primary	The Infant Breastfeeding Assesment Tool score	The Infant Breastfeeding Assesment Tool (IBFAT) It was developed by Mary Kay Matthews in 1988. The scale is a measurement tool developed to determine temporary feeding difficulties in the first 4 to 5 days in healthy and term babies. The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was carried out by Çelik and Demirci, and the Cronbach alpha coefficient was calculated as 0.92 in this study. The scale consists of six questions and the evaluation is made by the mothers. Scoring is done on the basis of the mothers' answers to the questions.; The first question in the scale is about the baby's feeding status (deep sleep, sleepy, calm awake, crying). In the last question, mothers are asked to state their feelings during feeding (Very satisfied, satisfied, not very satisfied, not satisfied). These two questions are not included in the scoring and are evaluated separately.	"First day postpartum"
Primary	The LATCH Breastfeeding Diagnostic Tool	The LATCH Breastfeeding Diagnostic Tool It was developed by Mary Kay Matthews in 1988. The scale is a measurement tool developed to determine temporary feeding difficulties in the first 4 to 5 days in healthy and term babies. The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was carried out by Çelik and Demirci, and the Cronbach alpha coefficient was calculated as 0.92 in this study. The scale consists of six questions and the evaluation is made by the mothers. Scoring is done on the basis of the mothers' answers to the questions.; The first question in the scale is about the baby's feeding status (deep sleep, sleepy, calm awake, crying). In the last question, mothers are asked to state their feelings during feeding (Very satisfied, satisfied, not very satisfied, not satisfied). These two questions are not included in the scoring and are evaluated separately.	"First day postpartum"
Primary	Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form Postnatal score	Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale was developed by Dennis in 1999 and consists of 33 items. Later, the scale was reduced to 14 items by Dennis in 2003 and the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form was developed. The Turkish validity and reliability of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short form was performed by Alus Tokat and Okumus in 2009. This scale assesses how competent mothers feel about breastfeeding. The scale consists of 14 items and includes a 5-point Likert-type evaluation consisting of Not sure at all: 1, Not very sure: 2, Sometimes I am sure: 3, I am sure: 4, Very sure: 5 options. The lowest score that can be obtained from the entire scale is 14 and the highest score is 70. A high score from the scale indicates a high perception of breastfeeding self-efficacy.	"8 weeks postpartum"
Secondary	Breastfeeding Behavior and Breast Problems Evaluation Form	The Breastfeeding Behavior and Breast Problems Evaluation Form, prepared by the researcher after a literature review, will be applied to the women in order to determine the breastfeeding behavior and breast problems of women in the postpartum period.	"2 weeks postpartum"
Secondary	Breastfeeding Behavior and Breast Problems Evaluation Form	The Breastfeeding Behavior and Breast Problems Evaluation Form, prepared by the researcher after a literature review, will be applied to the women in order to determine the breastfeeding behavior and breast problems of women in the postpartum period.	"8 weeks postpartum"