Integrated Sensory Supported Virtual Reality and Gamified Digital Breastfeeding Education
ConditionBreast Feeding
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-35
Sponsoripek turhan
About this trial
Breastfeeding is the most ideal form of nutrition that concerns the health of mother and baby. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that breastfeeding should be started within the first hour after birth. Although breastfeeding has many benefits, research shows that breastfeeding rates are not at the desired level. Breastfeeding self-efficacy, success and adaptation become important to increase breastfeeding rates. In order to provide these components related to breastfeeding, breastfeeding education must be given starting from prenatal period. Education methods have taken different forms in line with the developing technology and the needs of the generation. WHO states that information and communication technology is an opportunity to support breastfeeding. Virtual reality and online learning applications also positively affect learning. New teaching methods, which are increasingly used today, make learning easier and can be used easily in virtual environments. Providing learning by doing in a realistic environment is important for successful breastfeeding and gaining breastfeeding skills and competence. In order to gain breastfeeding skills, the mother can experience breastfeeding during pregnancy using virtual reality technology. While breastfeeding skills are gained through virtual reality, information about breastfeeding can be provided through gamified digital training. With the game, the student actively participates in education. Active participation of the student in gamification ensures that knowledge becomes permanent. It is thought that the effect of the integrative sense can be used to facilitate postpartum remembering of these trainings.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
literate,
healthy (no systemic/chronic disease, diagnosed psychiatric or neurological disease, no risky pregnancies, etc.)
primiparous pregnant women with singleton pregnancies,
planning to breastfeed,
Disqualifiers
the occurrence of a situation that prevents sucking
the baby is not healthy
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
virtual reality and digital education
Other interventionBreastfeeding education through virtual reality and digital education
virtual reality and digital education and lemon scent
Other interventionvirtual reality and digital education and lemon scent inhalation
Treatment groups
105 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsGroup A: intervention group 1Other 1 intervention
Group B: intervention group 2Other 2 interventions
Group C: control groupNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale
The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale was developed by Dennis in 1999 and consists of 33 items. Later, in 2003, Dennis reduced the scale to 14 items and developed the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form. The Turkish validity and reliability of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form was conducted by Aluş Tokat and Okumuş (2010). This scale evaluates how competent mothers feel about breastfeeding. The 14-item scale includes a 5-point Likert-type assessment consisting of the options Not at all sure (1), Not very sure (2), Sometimes sure (3), Sure (4) and Very sure (5). The lowest score that can be obtained from the entire scale is 14 and the highest score is 70. A high score obtained from the scale indicates a high perception of breastfeeding self-efficacy. This scale can be applied in both the antenatal and postnatal periods. The difference between the antenatal form and the postnatal form of the scale is the use of the expression "future tense" in the scale items.
Time frame
first day postpartum and thirtieth day postpartum2
LATCH Diagnostic Scale
The LATCH Breastfeeding Assessment Tool was created in 1986 by resembling the APGAR scoring system in terms of scoring method. The scale was developed to objectively diagnose breastfeeding, identify breastfeeding problems, plan training, create a common language among healthcare professionals, and be used in research. The scale, which is quick and easy to evaluate, consists of five evaluation criteria. Each item is evaluated between 0 and 2 points. The total possible score is 10 and there is no cut-off point. As the score increases, it is understood that breastfeeding success is high. .
Time frame
first day postpartum3
Breastfeeding Adaptation Scale
The Breastfeeding Adaptation Scale was developed by Sun Hee Kim (2009). The Turkish validity and reliability were made by Dinçel and Özdilek (2021). Scale items were rated with a 5-point Likert (1 point: Strongly disagree, 2 points: Disagree, 3 points: Undecided, 4 points: Agree, 5 points: Strongly agree). The items in the 6th sub-dimension of the scale, "breastfeeding discomfort", are reverse coded. The score that can be obtained from the scale varies between 27-135. An increase in the total score indicates a high level of breastfeeding adaptation.
Time frame
first day postpartum and thirtieth day postpartumSponsors and contacts
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ipek turhan
Lead sponsor
TC Erciyes University
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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