Efficacy of a multimodal nursing intervention strategy in the process of becoming a mother: A randomized controlled trial.

Vargas-Porras, Carolina; Roa-Díaz, Zayne M.; Hernández-Hincapié, Hernán G; Ferré-Grau, Carme; de Molina-Fernández, María I (2021). Efficacy of a multimodal nursing intervention strategy in the process of becoming a mother: A randomized controlled trial. Research in nursing & health, 44(3), pp. 424-437. Wiley 10.1002/nur.22123

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The lack of knowledge and skills for transitioning to motherhood places first-time mothers at greater risk of depression and stress, may lower their perceived self-efficacy and satisfaction with the maternal role, and potentially affects the mother-infant bond. The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of a multimodal nursing intervention (AMACOMPRI), based on Mercer's Becoming a Mother Theory, in supporting the process of becoming a mother in first-time mothers of term infants. This study was a parallel-group, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial with a 4-month postpartum follow-up. The outcome measures were the process of becoming a mother, functional social support, mother-infant bond, and perceived maternal self-efficacy. Sixty-six first-time mothers completed the study: 33 in the intervention group and 33 in the control group. The intervention was effective in supporting the process of becoming a mother, with a large effect size (Cohen's d = 1.50) and higher scores on the Becoming-a-Mother Scale in the intervention group compared with the control group (intergroup difference 13.04 points; 95% confidence interval: 8.72-17.34). Participants in the intervention group demonstrated higher scores in functional social support, perceived maternal self-efficacy, and mother-infant bond. This study provides evidence for the efficacy of an innovative nursing intervention that supports the process of becoming a mother. Further testing of the intervention is required in different settings and first-time mothers of low and high risk newborns.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)

Graduate School:

Graduate School for Health Sciences (GHS)

UniBE Contributor:

Roa Diaz, Zayne Milena

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services

ISSN:

0160-6891

Publisher:

Wiley

Language:

English

Submitter:

Andrea Flükiger-Flückiger

Date Deposited:

19 Mar 2021 18:45

Last Modified:

18 Jan 2023 13:29

Publisher DOI:

10.1002/nur.22123

PubMed ID:

33682146

Uncontrolled Keywords:

maternal-child nursing mother-infant bond randomized clinical trial self-efficacy social support

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/154007

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/154007

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