Randomized Controlled Trial to Determine the Effectiveness of a Multimedia teaching program on management of infants’ colostomy: Evaluation of its impact on caregivers Download PDF

Aim: the aims of this study were to develop multimedia-based learning resource material and to evaluate its effectiveness in terms of knowledge and skill attainment by infants’ caregiver. Method: in this randomized controlled trial, 60 mothers whose infants had undergone colostomy surgery and were hospitalized in pediatric hospitals affiliated to Tabriz and Tehran University of Medical Sciences were selected using convenience sampling. The participants were divided into two groups of education with illustrated booklet and multimedia teaching program (MTP) using simple random sampling. In both groups, before education, an awareness questionnaire was filled by mothers and the caregiving skills of mothers were evaluated using an observation checklist. Based on group type, the mothers participated in a 30-minute educational session about colostomy and how to care for it using an illustrated booklet or multimedia CD. The first posttest were administered 5 days and the second posttest after one month, respectively. Then, filling the awareness questionnaire and the evaluation of skills using the observation checklist by blinded researcher. The collected data were analyzed using the descriptive and inferential statistical tests in SPSS software V.13. Results: the score for the awareness and caregiving skills of mothers in the experimental group was higher than those of the control group five days after the initial intervention. One month after the initial intervention, this score was still higher than the initial stage of intervention but lower than the fifth-day intervention. Conclusion: a multimedia teaching program can have an impact on the awareness and caregiving skills of mothers in a longer duration of time.