Mother's Independence Model within Caring for Low Birth Weight Babies at Home after Hospital Care Based on Mother Factors, Family Support, and Social Support Astuti Erlina Suci1, Nursalam Nursalam2,*, Devy Shrimarti Rukmini1, Etika Risa3 1Doctoral Student, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga; 2Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga; 3Department of Neonatology, Dr. Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia *Corresponding Author: Nursalam Nursalam, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia Email: nursalam@fkp.unair.ac.id
Online published on 23 December, 2019. Abstract Introduction Mother, as the primary care provider for the baby, is expected to be able and independent in caring for the baby. Many factors can influence the independence of mothers in treating low birth weight babies. The purpose of this study was to develop a model of maternal independence in caring for low birth weight babies at home. Method This study used an explanation survey. The samples were 160 mothers who had low birth weight babies. The samples were obtained through purposive sampling. The data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using Partial Least Squares. Result The mother's independence model is formed from maternal and health worker factors. The biggest effect is on the factor of health officers, with a statistical value of T = 3.061 Conclusion Factors of health workers in making visits after mothers and babies go home and the care needed to be considered in increasing the independence of mothers to care for low birth weight babies at home are discussed. Further research is needed in the model of visits of nurses by involving families to improve the ability of mothers to care for low birth weight babies. Top Keywords Low birth weight, home care, independence of mother, model. Top |