Educating Post-Partum Women: Interventions to Improve Engagement
Pamela C Spigelmyer1, Austin Winberg2, Michael Heyd3
1Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Clinical Nursing Research
|May 24, 2021
Summary
Prompting improved postpartum women's engagement with required education, reducing hospital stays. Nurses can identify women needing more support based on engagement levels.
Area of Science:
- Maternal Health
- Health Education
- Nursing Research
Background:
- In-patient maternity units require childbirth education for women.
- Understanding factors influencing patient education engagement is crucial for effective care.
- Assessing the feasibility of nurse involvement in research is important for evidence-based practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of prompting on postpartum women's education engagement.
- To assess the feasibility of staff nurses assisting in research related to patient education.
- To identify patient characteristics associated with education engagement.
Main Methods:
- A quasi-experimental design involving 141 postpartum women was employed.
- Participants were assigned to usual care or one of two intervention groups.
- Data were collected between September 2014 and December 2015.
Main Results:
- Intervention group I demonstrated the quickest engagement with education and shortest length of stay.
- Academic attainment was significantly associated with education engagement (p=.014).
- Women with college education engaged more quickly across all groups.
Conclusions:
- Prompting strategies can enhance postpartum women's engagement with essential education.
- Nurses can utilize engagement levels to identify patients requiring additional support.
- Staff nurse involvement in research is feasible and does not negatively impact patient care.
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