Effects of a Home-based Discharge Program for Mothers of Premature Infants on Oxygen Therapy at Home

Abstract

Purpose: This study was done to develop and test a home-based discharge program. Methods: The study design was a pretest-posttest nonequivalent nonsynchronized quasi-experimental design. Participants were mothers of premature infants on oxygen therapy at home. The participants, 49 mothers, were assigned to either the experimental group (24) or control group (25). Data collection was conducted from September, 2008 through February, 2009. Maternal confidence and anxiety were measured using a questionnaire. Chi-square test, t-test and Repeated Measures ANOVA were used to analysis the data. Results: Two hypotheses, "Maternal confidence in the experimental group will be higher than that of the control group" and "Perceived anxiety level in the experimental group will be lower than that of the control group", were set up and both hypotheses were supported as there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups. Conclusion: It suggests that the discharge program developed in this study is an efficient intervention method to boost maternal confidence of the mothers with premature infants and to decrease their anxiety; therefore, this program is expected to be of use in nursing interventions.

Development and Evaluation of a Video Discharge Education Program focusing on Mother-infant Interaction for Mothers of Premature Infants

“…On health management, the educational needs of parents of premature infants was identified as taking care of infants, their respiratory pattern, management during seizures, identifying abnormal symptoms, and preventing infection. Special concerns on care of premature infants such as oxygen therapy and fistula care were educational concerns in several studies (Choi & Kwon, 2000;Jang;Kwon, & Kwon, 2007;Lee et al, 2010;Lee & Kim, 2008;Song et al, 2007). In addition understanding infant's crying and ways to www.kan.or.kr sooth, methods of playing with infants and improving mother-infant interaction have been areas where the need for discharge education has been identified (Cho et al; Choi & Kwon; Song et al).…”

“…The mothers viewed the video three times, and after viewing the video, they had a question and answer session and a time for sharing opinions. A week before discharge is the discharge preparation period, which is an appropriate time for teaching (Lee et al, 2010). Kwon and Kwon (2007) have suggested that education periods need at least two buffering periods based on the retention curve of human's memory.…”

Effects of Systematic Discharge Education Program on Anxiety and Parenting Confidence in Mothers of Premature Infants

“…따라서, 미숙아를 돌보는 전문인은 퇴원 전 교육으로 수유와 목 욕 등의 양육 기술뿐만 아니라 미숙아의 특성이나 질병 관리법에 대한 정보제공과 교육을 통해 부모가 미숙아를 긍정적으로 인지 하도록 유도하고, 자신감을 갖고 미숙아를 돌볼 수 있도록 도움 을 주어야 한다 Kwon & Kwon, 2007 (Kim, 2019;Kim & Kwon, 2005;Kwon & Kwon, 2007;Shin et al, 2018). 한편, 환자 및 보호자를 대상으로 동영상과 안내문을 활용하 여 제공한 교육을 통해 대상자의 지식 정도를 비교한 선행연구 에 따르면 안내문 교육보다 동영상 교육에서 교육 효과가 높았 다 (Choi et al, 2020;Lee et al, 2010) (1) 대상자의 일반적 특성은 빈도, 백분율, 평균, 표준편차로 분석하였다.…”