Digital Game Supported Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, Breastfeeding Success
Condition: Self Efficacy; Breast Feeding, Exclusive
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Purpose: This study will be conducted to determine the effect of digital game supported
      web-based breastfeeding education and counseling on breastfeeding self-efficacy,
      breastfeeding success and breast problems.

      Method: This is an experimental study with a randomized controlled pretest-posttest parallel
      group, and 30 women will be included in the experimental group and 30 women in the control
      group. In the study, Pregnant Women's Individual and Obstetric Characteristics Evaluation
      Form, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form (EÖYÖ), LATCH Breastfeeding Assessment
      Tool, Breastfeeding Evaluation Scale (IBFAT), Breastfeeding Behavior and Breast Problems
      Evaluation Form will be used. The data will be analyzed in SPSS program.

      In the Digital Game Supported Web-Based Breastfeeding Education and Counseling Program, the
      educational content prepared by the researcher will be integrated into the game program
      designed with the gamification technique. An education program will be applied to the women
      in the experimental group during pregnancy and postpartum period. Women in the control group
      will receive the standard breastfeeding training in the hospital. Measurement tools will be
      applied to all participants for a total of three times, once before birth and twice after
      birth.

      Conclusion and Suggestions: In this planned study, it was aimed to teach women about
      breastfeeding in a digital environment in a fun way. It is thought that web-based
      breastfeeding education and counseling supported by digital games will have a positive effect
      on breastfeeding self-efficacy, breastfeeding success and breast problems.
    

Detailed description: 
      Breastfeeding has an important place in the healthy development of the baby, maternal
      benefits and mother-infant bonding. One of the most important factors affecting breastfeeding
      duration and success is the mother's perception of breastfeeding self-efficacy. In order to
      increase breastfeeding success and self-efficacy, it is very important for women to know
      about breastfeeding and the problems they may encounter. In the digital age, online training
      or access to online materials is easy and effortless. In the learning method with
      gamification, which has an important place in digital education, the behavior style that is
      intended to be taught to individuals can be taught more effectively and easily in accordance
      with the learning objectives. The inclusion and use of gamified features in web-based health
      interventions is known to increase user experience, increasing interest and fun.

      In this study, it is thought that the Digital Game Supported Web-Based Breastfeeding
      Education and Counseling Program, which will be applied as individual sessions to women
      starting from the prenatal period until the postpartum 2nd month, will have positive effects
      on breastfeeding self-efficacy, breastfeeding success and breast problems. It is estimated
      that these results can guide professionals working with mothers and babies in the field and
      make a unique contribution to the field.
    

Intervention name(s): Web Based Breastfeeding Education and Counseling with Digital Game Support
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): The educational content prepared by the researcher on the web page will be integrated into the game program designed with the gamification technique. In this designed program, users will be notified at appropriate times to enter the system and play games from the link sent via e-mail. After the users have finished the game, they will fill the scale in the relevant week and will only be able to exit the system in that way.
Other intervention name(s): Gamification
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: The study is an experimental study with pretest-posttest parallel group randomized controlled.
Masking: Triple (Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary purpose: Supportive Care
Keywords: gamification; breastfeeding self-efficacy; breastfeeding success; breast problems