Effectiveness of Nursing Intervention Using Kick Counter Mobile Application on Improving Pregnancy Outcomes among Primigravida during COVID-19 Pandemic | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 83, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021, Page 1268-1284 PDF (478.44 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.207774 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Eman S. Ashour* 1; Gehan Ahmed mohmed elbahlowan2; Marwa A. Shahin1 | ||||
| 1Assistant Professor of Maternal & Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Nursing, Port said University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Counting of fetal movement during pregnancy is believed to be a method by which a woman estimates the fetal well-being. Aim: to assess the effectiveness of nursing intervention using kick counter mobile application on improving pregnancy outcomes among primigravida during COVID-19 pandemic. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized in this study (study/control groups). Settings: the study was conducted at Maternal and Child Health Centers. Sample: A purposive sample of 120 pregnant women was involved in the study that was recruited from the previously selected settings. Instruments: Three instruments were used to collect the data of the study as a structured interviewing questionnaire, an observational checklist of pregnant women practice of fetal movement assessment using Kick counter mobile App, and pregnant women assessment regarding pregnancy outcomes. Results: The findings of this study showed statistically significant difference between the study and control groups regarding knowledge scores and also the practice of fetal movements' assessment using kick counter mobile application in the study group before and after the intervention. Also, the study findings revealed improvement the pregnancy outcomes in the study group compared to the control group. Conclusion: Nursing intervention using kick counter mobile application during COVID-19 pandemic has positive effect on enhancing the pregnant women' knowledge and practice in the study group regarding fetal assessment using kick counter mobile applications. It also has positive effect on improving the pregnancy outcomes among the pregnant women in the study group compared to the control group during COVID-19 pandemic. Recommendations: Encourage the pregnant women to be aware with the recognition of theirs' fetus normal pattern of fetal movements using kick counter mobile application and alarm them when this pattern change. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Kick counter mobile application; pregnancy outcomes; primigravida during COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
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