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Comparing the effect of e-learning and educational booklet on the childbirth self-efficacy: a randomized controlled
Parastoo Abbasi1, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh Charandabi2, Mojgan Mirghafourvand2
1a Department of Midwifery, Students Research Committee, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery , Tabriz University of Medical Sciences , Tabriz , Iran.
Purpose:
This study aimed to compare the effect of e-learning and educational booklet on the childbirth self-efficacy (CBSE).
Methods:
This randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 153 pregnant women referred to health centers in the city of Miandoab, Iran in 2015-2016. Participants were assigned into two intervention groups (e-learning and educational booklet) and the control group. A single face-to-face session was held for intervention groups about the management of labor pain in 30-34 weeks of pregnancy and the booklet and software were provided. The CBSE questionnaire was filled out by the participants before intervention and active phase of labor at 4-5 cm dilatation of cervix. One-way ANOVA and ANCOVA test with adjusting the baseline scores were used to compare the mean score of self-efficacy among study groups respectively before and after the intervention.
Results:
There was no significant difference between the three groups in terms of socio-demographic characteristics (p > 0.05). After the intervention, the mean score of the CBSE in the educational booklet group (adjusted mean difference: 113.4; confidence interval 95%: 100.7-126.1) and e-learning group (159.3; 146.5-172.0) was significantly higher than the control group. Also, the mean score of the CBSE in the e-learning group had a significant increase compared to the educational booklet group (45.9; 33.0-58.7).
Conclusions:
The results indicate that e-learning and educational booklet are effective in enhancing mothers' CBSE. Thus, the mothers are recommended to use these teaching methods.
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