The Teach-Back method was initially developed as a communication technique for patients to
remember important information about their diagnosis, treatment or medication and to
understand what to do. Method; It requires recalling and explaining any information learned
during the interaction between the healthcare team and clients. It has been seen that the use
of the tell-what-you-learned method can be used effectively in increasing the learning and
comprehension level of individuals who lack health knowledge, contributing to positive health
behaviors and reducing the return to health institutions, and it has begun to be used in
different areas that require patient education. There are no examples of studies in which the
tell-what-you-learned method, which has been brought to the agenda and implemented abroad in
recent years, is used in our country.
The development of breastfeeding self-efficacy is a very challenging process. Postpartum
anxiety occurs in women with low breastfeeding self-efficacy perception. Different training
methods are used to initiate and maintain breastfeeding. However, there is no generally
accepted method that can bridge the communication gap between patients and healthcare
professionals and can be used in health education. It is important to use the
tell-what-you-learned method, which is used in patient/client training and is expressed as a
communication technique based on expressing what the caregivers have learned in their own
words, as it is not enough for the individuals being cared for to say "I understand", in
terms of increasing the success of breastfeeding and improving the health of the mother and
baby.
Description
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of breastfeeding education given using
the tell-what-you-learned method on breastfeeding self-efficacy perception and anxiety
level.The population of the research consists of women who gave birth at Iğdır State Hospital
in the last 6 months of 2022. According to the records of Iğdır Provincial Health Directorate
Statistics Department, for 2022; A total of 1351 live births took place in Iğdır State
Hospital in the relevant period, including 257 in July, 269 in August, 213 in September, 207
in October, 188 in November and 217 in December.
Power analysis was performed to determine the sample size. The power of the research is
defined as the possibility of revealing the difference between two applications. The power of
the study is expressed as 1 - ß probability of error, and in general, studies must have at
least 80% power. The minimum number of individuals required to be included in the sample of
the study was calculated using the G-power
3.1.9.7 program, based on the data of the study
titled "The effect of antenatal education based on strengthening the perception of
breastfeeding self-efficacy on the perception of breastfeeding self-efficacy and
breastfeeding success". Alpha margin of error was determined as 5%, the power of the study
was determined as 80% (Effect Size: 0.70), and it was observed that there should be at least
34 people in each group. A total of 68 women will be included in the sample, including 34
study and 34 control groups. Postpartum women who meet the inclusion criteria for the study
will be selected to the intervention and control groups by simple randomization.Taking into
account the inclusion and exclusion criteria, women will be divided into intervention and
control groups by simple randomization method. A random number generation program (Research
Randomizer) will be used in the randomization of the sample. The randomization process will
be created by an impartial researcher who is not involved in the research. Women will not be
informed about the groups they are in, only the researcher will know which group they will be
in, and single blindness will be ensured in the study.Intervention and control group data in
the study;
- Personal Information Collection Form
- Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale
- It will be collected using the Beck Anxiety Scale (BAI). The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy
Short Form Scale is a 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of 14 items (1: not at all
confident and 5: always confident). The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale
is 14 and the highest score is 70. A high score indicates high breastfeeding
self-efficacy.Beck Anxiety Scale Beck Anxiety Scale: The lowest score that can be
obtained from the scale is 0 and the highest score is 63. An increase in the score
obtained from the scale indicates that the individual's anxiety increases. A total score
from the scale between 8 and 15 indicates mild anxiety, between 16 and 25 indicates
moderate anxiety, and between 26 and 63 indicates severe anxiety.
Research data will be evaluated using SPSS 21.0 program. Homogeneity of the groups will be
evaluated by Chi Square test for categorical variables, Mann Whitney U or t test for
independent groups, depending on the data for numerical variables. Multiway Analysis of
Variance in Repeated Measurements will be used to compare Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale
mean scores in the intervention and control groups according to group, time and group-time
interaction. In further analysis of the difference between the breastfeeding self-efficacy
scale mean scores in the intervention and control groups, One-Way Analysis of Variance in
Repeated Measurements will be used to compare the mean scores of the groups among themselves,
and the T-Test in Dependent Groups with Bonferroni Correction will be used to compare the
measurements with each other.