Authors
- . Azam Salehnezhad
- . Hamidreza Zendetalab
- . Shoeibi Naser 1
- . Hamidreza Behnam Voshni 2
- . Mojtaba Abrishami 1
- . Mohmmadreza Ansari Astaneh 1
- . Belin Tavakkoli Sani 3
- Zahra Emami Moghadam 4
1 Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Eye Research Center, Khatam Al Anbiya Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
2 Department of Pediatrics, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
3 Department of Health Promotion, and Education, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
4 Department of Community Health and Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Due to the role of education in improving anxiety and essential skills of mothers
for caring for their infants, this study aimed to investigate the effect of education based on the health
belief model (HBM) on anxiety among mothers of infants with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This randomized controlled clinical trial was performed on 67 mothers
with premature infants admitted to the ROP unit of Khatam Al Anbia Eye Hospital in Mashhad,
Iran from 2019 to 2020. Participants were randomly allocated to intervention and control groups.
Intervention was designed based on HBM during six sessions, each of 45–60 minutes duration. The
control group received routine educations according to the hospital policies. The maternal anxiety,
adherence with follow‑up examinations and the rate of neonatal retinal vascularization were evaluated
using an HBM‑ based questionnaire and State‑Trait Anxiety Inventory questionnaire and checklists,
respectively. Data was analyzed by using SPSS software, version 16, using Chi‑squared test, Fisher’s
exact test, independent t test, and Mann–Whitney U test.
RESULTS: Based on our findings, no significant difference was observed between the two groups
before the intervention regarding the mean score of maternal anxiety (P = 0.141). However, after
intervention, the mean score of maternal anxiety decreased significantly from 67.0 ± 6.3 to 38.5 ± 6.6
in the intervention group and increased from 69.8 ± 3.1 to 68.3 ± 3.4 in the control group (P < 0.001).
In the intervention group, the mean scores of model constructs (perceived susceptibility and
severity, perceived benefits, barriers, self‑efficacy and cue to action) increased significantly after
intervention (P < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: Education based on HBM appear to be an efficient method to improve maternal
anxiety among mothers of infants with retinopathy of prematurity. Accordingly, nurses and treatment
staff can provide interventions in the NICU based on the HBM to the parents of hospitalized and
premature infants.
Keywords
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