Effects of an Empowerment Promotion Educational Program on MothersU Perception of their Empowerment, SelfXEfficacy, Behavior, and the Health Status of Newborns
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Introduction: There are a lot of health status problems for newborns with very low birth weight. Appropriate care form their mothers could prevent these problems. The purpose of this experimental research was to determine the effects of an empowerment promotion educational program on mothersi perceptions of their empowerment, self-efficacy, behavior, and the health status of newborns. Methods: The samples were 30 mothers of very low birth weight newborns and their newborns with birth weight less than or equal to 1500 grams admitted to a neo-natal unit who met the inclusion criteria. They were randomly allocated into an experimental group (n = 15) received a health education program to increase empowerment of the mothers and a control group (n = 15) received usual nursing care. Data collection instruments were an interview questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression. Results: Results of multiple regression analysis, controlling for education, occupation, and pretest scores showed that the mean scores of the empowerment perception (p<.001), self-efficacy (p<.001), and mothersi behavior (p<.001) of the mothers in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group. The multiple regression analysis, controlling for newbornsi characteristics and mothersi characteristics which were different between the two groups at the baseline showed that two weeks after discharge, there were no significant differences between the two groups in health status, head circumference, length, and body weight, and that three months after discharge there was no significant difference between the two groups in head circumference, length, and body weight. However, at three months after discharge, the mean scores of the health status of newborns in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group (p <.001). Conclusion: Therefore, the health education program should be useful for infants and infants with very low birth weight.
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