Development of an Instrument to Assess the Quality of Childbirth Care from the Mother's Perspective
10.4040/jkan.2018.48.1.38
- Author:
Geum Hee JEONG
1
;
Hyun Kyoung KIM
;
Young Hee KIM
;
Sun Hee KIM
;
Sun Hee LEE
;
Kyung Won KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Nursing, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Mothers;
Quality of health care;
Reproducibility of results;
Statistical factor analysis;
Surveys and questionnaire
- MeSH:
Factor Analysis, Statistical;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Mothers;
Nursing Care;
Parturition;
Power (Psychology);
Quality of Health Care;
Reproducibility of Results
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2018;48(1):38-49
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study aimed to develop an instrument to assess the quality of childbirth care from the perspective of a mother after delivery. METHODS: The instrument was developed from a literature review, interviews, and item validation. Thirty-eight items were compiled for the instrument. The data for validity and reliability testing were collected using a questionnaire survey conducted on 270 women who had undergone normal vaginal delivery in Korea and analyzed with descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, and reliability coefficients. RESULTS: The exploratory factor analysis reduced the number of items in the instrument to 28 items that were factored into four subscales: family-centered care, personal care, emotional empowerment, and information provision. With respect to convergence validation, there was positive correlation between this instrument and birth satisfaction scale (r=.34, p < .001). The internal consistency reliability was acceptable (Cronbach's alpha =.96). CONCLUSION: This instrument could be used as a measure of the quality of nursing care for women who have a normal vaginal delivery.
