Effectiveness of an internet-based intervention enhancing Finnish parents' parenting satisfaction and parenting self-efficacy during the postpartum period

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 832-841

  Salonen, Anne H ^a,b   Kaunonen, Marja ^a,c   Åstedt Kurki, Päivi ^a,c   Järvenpää, Anna Liisa ^b   Isoaho, Hannu ^d   Tarkka, Marja Terttu ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Department of Gynaecology and Paediatrics ^*  (Finland)

^c PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

^d Statcon Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Internet; Intervention studies; Parenting satisfaction; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PARENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNET; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81255175473     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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