Effects of Maternal Adjustment Enhancement Program Using Mobile-Based Education for Chinese Immigrant Women in Korea: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Abstract

Introduction: This study aimed to develop a maternal adjustment program for Chinese immigrant primiparous women in Korea and to investigate its effectiveness. Methodology: Forty-five Chinese immigrant women with newborns were recruited and conveniently assigned into experimental and control groups. A maternal adjustment enhancement program was initiated to the experimental group using a mobile-based education regarding cultural intimacy for 4 weeks. Results: In the follow-ups, the experimental group showed significantly higher knowledge of childcare and parenting efficacy. Both the experimental and control groups showed an improvement in social support and a decrease in childcare stress without between-group differences. Discussion: The maternal adjustment enhancement program can be utilized as an effective approach to improve knowledge of childcare and reinforce parenting efficacy of Chinese immigrant women in Korea. Strategies to reduce language barrier and to provide education with culturally friendly manners should be utilized for successful transition to motherhood among immigrant mothers.

Effect of an Internet-based mental health promotion intervention among immigrant Chinese women: A quasi-experimental study

“…Thus, the intervention programme's long-term effect should be assessed in the future. By contrast, a recent study reported that a mobile phone-based education intervention can reduce childcare stress and improve social support; however, this study included only immigrant Chinese women with newborn babies ( Song et al, 2022 ). Our study participants included mothers of preschool children aged 0–6 years and who were relatively diverse.…”

“…Furthermore, Internet-based interventions may be a possible approach to reducing stress, anxiety, and depression in prenatal women ( Bright et al, 2022 ). Among immigrant Chinese women, Internet-based information resources have been widely desired ( Gong & Bharj, 2022 ), and an Internet-based education programme can help increase their social support and decrease parenting stress ( Song et al, 2022 ). However, Internet-based interventions to improve mental health are still lacking.…”