Telephone intervention to promote maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy: randomized clinical trial

• Autor(a) principal: Dodou,Hilana Dayana
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Bezerra,Raylla Araújo, Chaves,Anne Fayma Lopes, Vasconcelos,Camila Teixeira Moreira, Barbosa,Lorena Pinheiro, Oriá,Mônica Oliveira Batista
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342021000100549
• topic: Breast Feeding; Self Efficacy; Nursing; Health Education; Communications Media; Clinical Trial

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the effects of an educational intervention via telephone on maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy. Method: Randomized controlled clinical trial including 240 puerperae from a secondary care hospital randomized into two groups: control and intervention. The educational intervention took place at seven, 30, 90, and 150 days postpartum and centered on self-efficacy and motivational interviewing principles. Self-efficacy was measured by the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale – Short Form. The data followed the abnormal distribution, so non-parametric tests were used. Results: The intervention group obtained higher median breastfeeding self-efficacy scores across the three outcome measures when compared to the control group (p < 0,001). Furthermore, the intervention group showed increased self-efficacy scores at all monitoring moments, which shows that the educational intervention was able to raise and maintain women’s confidence in breastfeeding their child over time. Conclusion: The use of a telephone-based intervention focused on self-efficacy principles and delivered by trained nurses effectively promoted maternal confidence in breastfeeding. Brazilian Clinical Trial Registry: RBR-7m7vc8.