Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore.
Department of Neonatology, National University Health System, Singapore.
J Adv Nurs. 2017 Jan;73(1):253-264. doi: 10.1111/jan.13151. Epub 2016 Oct 12.
The aim of this study was to describe a study protocol that evaluates the effectiveness of the 'Home-but not Alone' educational programme delivered via a mobile health application in improving parenting outcomes.
The development in mobile-based technology gives us the opportunity to develop an accessible educational programme that can be potentially beneficial to new parents. However, there is a scarcity of theory-based educational programmes that have incorporated technology such as a mobile health application in the early postpartum period.
A randomized controlled trial with a two-group pre-test and post-test design.
The data will be collected from 118 couples. Eligible parents will be randomly allocated to either a control group (receiving routine care) or an intervention group (routine care plus access to the 'Home-but not Alone' mobile health application. Outcome measures comprise of parenting self-efficacy, social support, parenting satisfaction and postnatal depression. Data will be collected at the baseline (on the day of discharge) and at four weeks postpartum.
This will be an empirical study that evaluates a theory-based educational programme delivered via an innovative mobile health application on parental outcomes. Results from this study will enhance parenting self-efficacy, social support and parenting satisfaction, which may then reduce parental risks of postnatal depression.
本研究旨在描述一项研究方案，该方案评估通过移动健康应用程序提供的“居家而非独居”教育计划在改善育儿结果方面的有效性。
移动技术的发展为我们提供了开发可及性教育计划的机会，该计划对新父母可能有益。然而，在产后早期阶段，将技术（如移动健康应用程序）纳入其中的基于理论的教育计划却很少。
一项随机对照试验，采用两群组预测试和后测试设计。
将从 118 对夫妇中收集数据。合格的父母将被随机分配到对照组（接受常规护理）或干预组（常规护理加访问“居家而非独居”移动健康应用程序）。结果指标包括育儿自我效能感、社会支持、育儿满意度和产后抑郁。数据将在基线（出院当天）和产后四周收集。
这将是一项实证研究，评估通过创新移动健康应用程序提供的基于理论的教育计划对育儿结果的影响。这项研究的结果将增强育儿自我效能感、社会支持和育儿满意度，从而降低产后抑郁的父母风险。
