Effect of web based education which has been applied to parents of premature infants to anxiety and self-confidence

The study was carried out semi-experimentally in the order of pretest- posttest control group in order to assess the efficiency of web based education which has been applied to parents of premature infants to concern level and confidence level for their baby care ability. One hundred seventy two parents of one hundred forty premature infants were taken to study, 87 of whom were to the intervention group and 85 of whom to control group which were determined through randomization method. Data of the study were collected via a question inquiry form of identifier of parents and newborn, rating form of posttest, Pharis Self-confidence Scale and Beck Anxiety Inventory. Consultation programme, given to parents of infants in the intervention group, relating to traits of premature infants, infants's life at house, relation of parent-infant, premature newborn care, observation after discharge from hospital, common desease problems and for 3 weeks education about the cases of emergency, conducted through http://kuvozdehayatvar.com website. parents, in the control group, after being concluded of gathering data process, permitted to benefit from the website. Parents, in the control group, after being concluded of gathering their data process, permitted to benefit from the website. Education's efficiency, in research, assessed by comparing the control groups and intervention groups, and Pharis Self-confidence Scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory of both pretest and posttest. Before the training it was determined that Pharis Self-confidence Scale score medians in the study group (intervention: 39,00±20,0; control: 45,36±12,28; p=0,000) were lower than those of the parents in control group and this difference was statically significant. After the training, it was determined that Pharis Self-confidence Scale score medians in the study group (intervention: 55,78±8,44; control: 45,91±11,62) were higher than those of the parents in control group and this difference was statically significant. In the study group was determined that Beck Anxiety Inventory score medians (intervention: 28,35±11,81; control: 23,11±11,39) were higher than those of the parents in control group and this difference was statically significant. After the training, it was determined that Beck Anxiety Inventory score medians in the study group (intervention: 12,05±5,76; control: 20,55±7,60) were lower than those of the parents in control group and this difference was statically significant. In the light of the research results, "while web based education which has been applied to parents of premature infants succeeded in decreasing the level of anxiety, increased the self-confidence for newborn-care. With using and having web based education prevailed by midwife/nurse and other healthcare providers, give education and information to the parents of premature infants, as confidence and anxiety level of the parents are effected in positive way, premature newborn-care and growing of newborn can be improved. Key words: Premature, web based health education, internet education programme, internet, parents education, self-confidence, anxiety, midwifery.