The Effect of Planned Education Provided to Mothers of Preterm Newborns on Mother’s Selfconfidence

Authors : Eylül Emre Durmuş, Ayşe Karakoç

Pages : 263-278

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Publication Date : 2025-10-23

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Preterm newborns spend the first days of their lives struggling with life-threatening diseases in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit rather than with their mothers. The separation of mother and preterms decreased mother’s selfconfidence. This study was designed to determine the effect of planned education provided to mothers of preterm newborns in neonatal intensive care unit on selfconfidence of mother. This quasi-experimental pre/post-test study included 104 mothers of premature newborns (50 control, 54 intervention). The intervention group was given a planned education program, whereas the control group received routine education instead. Data were collected via a questionnaire, and descriptive statistics, t-test, and paired t-test were used to analyze selfconfidence levels before and after education. The mean scores of mothers in the intervention and control groups on the Pharis Selfconfidence Scale before to training did not change statistically significantly (t=1,174; p=,243). Mothers in the intervention group scored higher on average on the Pharis Selfconfidence Scale than mothers in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (t=-8,74;p=,000). The conclusion drawn is that planned education was more effective in raising the mothers\\\' selfconfidence when it came to caring for preterm newborns. Keywords: Mother, Planned Education, Preterm Newborn, Neonatal İntensive Care Unit, Selfconfidence.
Keywords : Anne, Planlı Eğitim, PretermYenidoğan, Yenidoğan Yoğun Bakım Ünitesi, Özgüven

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