title: Effectiveness of an internet-based education on maternal satisfaction in NICUs.
abstract: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of internet-based education on the satisfaction of the mothers of the preterm neonates in the NICUs.
  
  
  
  This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 80 mothers of preterm neonates hospitalized in the NICUs of two hospitals in Iran during 9 months. The mothers were assigned in two groups as cases and controls. The satisfaction level of the mothers was evaluated by using WBPL-Revised1in both groups on the first and tenth day of the study. Mothers in the case group received the educational program available at www.iranlms.ir/myinfant for 10days. After 10days, the satisfaction level of the mothers in both groups was measured by questionnaire again.
  
  
  
  the satisfaction of the mothers increased in both groups after this intervention. However, comparison of the mean scores revealed that the satisfaction of the mothers in the case group increased significantly following the intervention (P<0.001).
  
  
  
  Considering the benefits of internet-based education, its utilization in mothers education programs in NICUs is recommended.
  
  
  
  The results of this study show nurses in the NICU is a way to improve communication and education to parents of infants hospitalized in NICU.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Maliheh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kadivar
authors.affiliation: Center for Nursing Care Research, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Naiemeh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Seyedfatemi
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), and Neonatal Health Research Center (Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences),Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: tm.farahani59@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tahereh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mokhlesabadi Farahani
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehran
authors.affiliation: Nursing and Family Medicine University of Wisconsin Madison, USA.
authors.forename: Karen F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Pridham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Internet education; NICU; Parental satisfaction; Preterm newborn