Effect of education on the readiness levels of primigravida women to hygienic care practices of the newborn with the use of QR code

Caka S., Cinar N.

HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL, vol.43, no.12, pp.1380-1400, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/07399332.2021.1908289
  • Journal Name: HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, PAIS International, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.1380-1400
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The researcers planned this study to determine the effect of the education on the hygienic care of the newborn with the use of QR Code on readiness levels of primigravida women to hygienic care practices of the newborn. A total of 68 primigravida women constituted of this interventional study. After the intervention group completed their education on newborn care, mobile application and QR codes were introduced to the pregnant women. The control group received routine newborn care training. It was observed that the education of hygienic care to the newborn, which was provided to pregnant women with the use of QR Code, was effective on their readiness to care. Pediatric nurses can provide QR code supported training to prepare pregnant women for the hygienic care of the newborn.