Development and effects of a webtoon education program on preventive self-management related to premature labor for women of childbearing age: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to develop a webtoon education program on preventive self-management related to premature labor (PSM-PL) for women of childbearing age, to evaluate its effects, and to assess the usability of webtoon education for women of childbearing age.

Methods

The study design was a stratified randomized trial with repeated measures. The participants were Korean women of childbearing age (between the ages of 19 and 49 years), with 49 participants each. The preventive health management self-efficacy related to premature labor (PHMSE-PL) scale, the preventive self-management knowledge related to premature labor (PSMK-PL) scale, and usability of webtoon education were assessed. The intervention group read six episodes of the PSM-PL webtoon within 2 day

SUBMITTER: Kim SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9619162 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature