The effect of the Ebe Evimde application on the self-efficacy and anxiety levels of mothers: Randomized controlled trial
Citation
Bozkurt MA, Cesur B. The effect of the Ebe Evimde application on the self-efficacy and anxiety levels of mothers: Randomized controlled trial. DIGITAL HEALTH. 2023;9. doi:10.1177/20552076231169840Abstract
Objective: Family health can be improved by making home visits with mobile applications. This study was carried out to
evaluate the effect of a mobile application and web-based software called Ebe Evimde (My Home Midwife), which was
designed by the researchers for use in the postpartum period, on mothers’ self-efficacy and anxiety levels.
Methods: Home visits to 60 mothers in the intervention group, who are over 18 years of age, who have given birth at term,
who have no complications in mother and baby, and who are in the second to fifth postpartum days, were made with the
online home visits mobile support application Midwifery Home software and their self-efficacy and anxiety levels were evaluated. Mothers were divided into two groups as intervention (60) and control group (60) using a random number table.
Results: While there was a significant difference between the pretest and posttest self-efficacy levels of the intervention
group, there was no difference between the pretest and posttest self-efficacy levels of the control group. When the groups
obtained from the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale were examined, it was seen that there was a negative and very strong
significant relationship between the pretest and posttest scores of the mothers in the intervention group, while when the
relationship between the pretest and posttest scores of the mothers in the control group was examined; no significant relationship was observed.
Conclusion: The practice of Ebe Evimde (My Home Midwife) had a positive effect on mothers’ self-efficacy and postpartum
anxiety levels.
Source
Sage JournalsVolume
2023;9Issue
9URI
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20552076231169840https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/14969