Effect of a Nurse Navigation Program on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and Motivation in Primiparous Women

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Breastfeeding Consultation Provided through the Nurse Navigation Program: The navigator nurse will meet with the pregnant woman/mother starting at 28-32 weeks of gestation and continuing until the sixth month postpartum. During these meetings, planned breastfeeding education will be provided, women's questions about breastfeeding will be answered, and counseling will be provided to address any concerns.

Study summary

Objective: To evaluate the effects of a nurse navigation program on breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding motivation in primiparous women. The research will be conducted as a randomized controlled trial with a pretest-posttest control group.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Personal Information Form — 18 months
  There are 15 questions in this form, prepared by the researchers in line with the literature
• Prenatal Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale — 18 months
  Prenatal Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale was originally developed to assess pregnant women's perceptions of breastfeeding self-efficacy during the prenatal period. Its validity and reliability for the Turkish context were confirmed in a subsequent adaptation study, which reported a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.86. The scale comprises 20 items, each rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 ('Not at all sure') to 5 ('Completely sure'). It is unidimensional, meaning it has no sub-dimensions, and is evaluated based on the total score. The possible total scores range from 20 to 100, with higher scores indicating a greater sense of breastfeeding self-efficacy.
• Prenatal Breastfeeding Motivation Assessment Scale — 18 months
  Prenatal Breastfeeding Motivation Assessment Scale was developed by the researcher in the form of a Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Participants are asked to rate their response to the question, "How confident am I that I will be able to breastfeed my baby successfully after birth?" on a scale from 0 = Not confident at all to 10 = Completely confident.
• Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale (Short Form) — 18 months
  The original Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale consists of 33 items. The scale was simplified in 2003, resulting in a 14-item short form, referred to as the 'Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale - Short Form.' The scale was culturally adapted into Turkish, and its psychometric properties were evaluated. To determine validity during the antenatal and postnatal periods, construct validity, linguistic validity, and predictive validity analyses were conducted. This is a 5-point Likert-type scale, with responses ranging from '1 = Not at all confident' to '5 = Always confident.' All items are positively worded. Total scores range from 14 to 70, with higher scores indicating greater breastfeeding self-efficacy. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the scale is 0.93.
• Primiparous Breastfeeding Motivation Scale — 18 months
  The scale is a four-point Likert-type instrument, originally comprising 24 items across five subdimensions. During its original development, Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the subdimensions ranged from 0.56 to 0.89. The scale was subsequently adapted into Turkish, resulting in a 23-item version with five subdimensions, validated for use with primiparous women. Items are rated on a four-point Likert-type scale from '1 = Strongly disagree' to '4 = Strongly agree.' Scores for each subdimension are interpreted separately, with higher scores indicating higher motivation levels, rather than computing a total score. For the Turkish-adapted version, the overall internal consistency, measured by Cronbach's alpha, was 0.88.

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