The Effects of a Self-efficacy Promoting Program on Self-care Behaviors and Newborn Care Behaviors of First-time Mothers

Authors

  • วรัญญา ชลธารกัมปนาท มหาบัณฑิต คณะแพทยศาสตร์โรงพยาบาลรามาธิบดี มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล
  • จันทิมา ขนบดี, D.S.N. คณะแพทยศาสตร์โรงพยาบาลรามาธิบดี มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล
  • ปรานี ป้องเรือ, Ph.D. คณะแพทยศาสตร์โรงพยาบาลรามาธิบดี มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล

Keywords:

A self-efficacy promoting program, Postpartum self-care behaviors, Newborn care behaviors

Abstract

This quasi-experimental research aimed at exploring the effects of a self-efficacy promoting program on self-care behaviors and newborn care behaviors of first-time mothers. The samples consisted of 50 first-time mothers who received antenatal services, gave birth, and sought infant’s health follow-up at Prapokklao Hospital, Chanthaburi Province. They were equally divided into an experimental group (n = 25) and a control group (n = 25). The research instruments were composed of a self-efficacy promoting program, a questionnaire of demographic data, a questionnaire of self-care behaviors of mothers with the reliability of .80, and a questionnaire of newborn care behaviors of mothers with the reliability of .70. The implementation and data collection were conducted from April to August, 2017. Statistics used for data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Chi-square test, and independent t-test.

The research results revealed that the first-time mothers in an experimental group had statistically significant better overall mean scores of self-care behaviors and newborn care behaviors than those in a control group (t = 5.010, p < .001 and t = 1.811, p < .05, respectively).

This research suggested that this self-efficacy promoting program should be applied to first-time mother caring activities. Additionally, this program should be introduced to nursing students.

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Published

2018-07-03

How to Cite

ชลธารกัมปนาท ว., ขนบดี จ., & ป้องเรือ ป. (2018). The Effects of a Self-efficacy Promoting Program on Self-care Behaviors and Newborn Care Behaviors of First-time Mothers. Journal of Phrapokklao Nursing College, Chanthaburi, 29(1), 29–41. Retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/pnc/article/view/132614

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Research Report (รายงานการวิจัย)