| Pilot evaluation of an internet-based natural family planning education and service program. | |
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PMID: 21488954 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy, knowledge of fertility, and acceptability of a web-based natural family planning (NFP) education and service program. DESIGN: A 6-month repeated measure longitudinal evaluation pilot study. SETTING: A university based online website. PARTICIPANTS: The website was piloted with 468 volunteer women seeking NFP services. Of these participants, 222 used the automatic online fertility charting system to avoid pregnancy. The 222 charting participants had a mean age of 29.9 years (SD=5.6), 2.2 children (SD=1.9), 37% were postpartum, and 47% had regular menstrual cycle lengths. INTERVENTION: Nurse-managed web-based NFP education and service program. OUTCOMES: Pregnancies were confirmed by an online self-assessed pregnancy evaluation form. A 10-item fertility quiz and 10-item acceptability survey was administered online. RESULTS: Among the 222 users avoiding pregnancy, at 6 months of use, there were two correct-use unintended pregnancies that provided a pregnancy rate of 2% and seven total unintended pregnancies providing a typical use pregnancy rate of 7%. Mean knowledge of fertility increased significantly from time of registration (8.96, SD=1.10) to 1 month of use (9.46, SD=.10), t=4.60, p<.001). Acceptability increased nonsignificantly from 1 month of use (45.6; SD=8.98) to 6 months of use (48.4; SD=8.77). CONCLUSION: The nurse-managed online NFP system seems to provide adequate knowledge of fertility and help participants meet pregnancy intentions. Acceptability of such a system of NFP is still in question. |
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Authors:
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Richard Jerome Fehring; Mary Schneider; Kathleen Raviele |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2011-04-13 |
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Title: Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN / NAACOG Volume: 40 ISSN: 1552-6909 ISO Abbreviation: J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs Publication Date: 2011 May-Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-05-18 Completed Date: 2011-09-20 Revised Date: 2012-03-02 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8503123 Medline TA: J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 281-91 Citation Subset: IM; N |
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© 2011 AWHONN, the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. |
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College of Nursing, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA. |
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Adult Family Planning Services / methods* Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Internet / utilization* Longitudinal Studies Natural Family Planning Methods / methods* Nurse's Role Patient Education as Topic / methods Patient Participation / statistics & numerical data* Pilot Projects Preconception Care / methods* Pregnancy Pregnancy Outcome / epidemiology* Women's Health Young Adult |
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