title: Effects of home visits and telephone contacts on breastfeeding compliance in Taiwan.
abstract: The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to test the effects of home visits and telephone contacts on mothers' compliance to breastfeeding in Taiwan. A total of 180 mothers was assigned to three groups: home visit, telephone contact, and control. No significant differences were found between groups. However, multiparas showed a significantly longer duration of breastfeeding and a more positive experience of breastfeeding than primiparas. The best subsets to predict breastfeeding duration were level of breastfeeding easiness and a home visit, which accounted for 20% of the total variance.
authors.affiliation: Kaohsiung Medical College School of Nursing, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare / Q000379:methods*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010298:Parity; D010349:Patient Compliance; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D013624:Taiwan; D013689:Telephone