CompletedNot Applicable

The Effect of Newborn Basic Care Training Provided to Prospective Fathers Via a Website on Self-Efficacy and Perceptions of Spousal Support During Pregnancy

Turkey (Türkiye)70 participantsStarted 2025-06-15

Plain-language summary

Support programs and training should be provided to parents by healthcare professionals, especially neonatal nurses and midwives, in line with these basic newborn care needs. Fathers, in particular, express a greater need for training because they feel less competent than mothers in newborn care. The concept of self-efficacy was first introduced by Bandura and defined as "individuals' beliefs in their capacity to organize and perform the actions necessary to perform assigned tasks". Self-efficacy is, in another definition, the belief that individuals have in themselves in the face of any situation they encounter, and these self-efficacy beliefs vary from situation to situation. If individuals have low self-efficacy, they will not find themselves competent in the situation they encounter and may not be able to do the task even if they have the capacity to do it. In this context, low self-efficacy levels of fathers in newborn care negatively affect their participation in care. During the prenatal period, expectant fathers' participation in childbirth preparation training and spending time with their partners allows them to focus on the baby and their partner's pregnancy. While the literature explores the emotions and experiences of pregnant women, studies on expectant fathers' cooperation during pregnancy, their self-efficacy for baby care, and their perception of spousal support are scarce. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the impact of basic newborn care training provided to expectant fathers with pregnant wives via a website on expectant fathers' self-efficacy and their wives' perception of spousal support during pregnancy.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: The study required the following criteria for participating fathers: * Their wife's pregnancy was in the third trimester * They were over 18 and under 50 * They agreed to participate in the study and signed the voluntary consent form * They had internet access on their phone * They knew how to use a telephone * They could read and understand Turkish * They were oriented to place, time, and person * They had no problems with their wife's pregnancy * They had no communication or visual impairments. The study included mothers who were: Pregnant women were included if they: * were over 18 but under 50 years old * were in their third trimester of pregnancy * agreed to participate in the study and signed the voluntary consent form * knew how to use a telephone and had internet access on their phone * could read and understand Turkish * were oriented to place, time, and person * had no communication or visual impairments. Exclusion Criteria: * participated in the study but did not wish to continue in the future * had a child or spouse develop a health problem during the study period * did not visit the website during their wife's pregnancy or did not follow the practices.

What they're measuring

Personal Information Form

Timeframe: Before starting the study

Fathers' Newborn Care Self-Efficacy Scale (BYBÖÖ)

Timeframe: The researcher administers the Fathers' Newborn Care Self-Efficacy Scale (FNSS) as a pre-test at the beginning of the study; the same scales are administered again at 3 months to collect post-test data.

Perception of Spousal Support During Pregnancy Scale (GEDAÖ)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07248215

SponsorÇankırı Karatekin University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12-01

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