Psychometric testing of the support and control in birth scale

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Title: Psychometric testing of the support and control in birth scale
Authors: Shu-Yu Liu, Yu-Ying Lu, Meei-Ling Gau, Chieh-Yu Liu
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
Publisher Information: BMC, 2020.
Publication Year: 2020
Collection: LCC:Gynecology and obstetrics
Subject Terms: Labor support, Chinese version of support and control in birth (C-SCIB) scale, Reliability and validity test, Confirmatory factor analysis, Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991
More Details: Abstract Background The Support and Control in Birth (SCIB) scale primarily measures the perceived support and control of expectant mothers during childbirth, thereby obtaining an understanding of their birth experiences. The advantages of this scale are its good reliability and validity and that it consolidates birth support and control. However, a Chinese version of the scale has yet to be developed. Therefore, this study sought to evaluate the validity and reliability of a Chinese version of the Support and Control in Birth Scale (C-SCIB). Methods A total of 228 postpartum women participated in this study. The C-SCIB scale was developed through a translation and back translation, followed by an evaluation of its content validity by a group of experts. Cronbach’s α internal consistency and test-retest reliability were used to test the reliability of the scale. In addition, criterion-related validity (predictive validity and concurrent validity) and construct validity were used to test the validity of the scale. Results The C-SCIB scale showed good results in terms of the item-level and scale-level content validity indices. The Cronbach’s α internal consistency was 0.81, and its test-retest reliability was 0.96. The confirmatory factor analysis results showed the overall goodness-of-fit was parsimony fit indices. The predictive validity analysis showed a significant positive correlation between the C-SCIB scale and the Questionnaire Measuring Attitudes About Labor and Delivery (r = 0.31, p
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1471-2393
Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-020-02888-x; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2393
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-02888-x
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/db53c0760ad449ccb1c8881eb3eafe88
Accession Number: edsdoj.b53c0760ad449ccb1c8881eb3eafe88
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:14712393
DOI:10.1186/s12884-020-02888-x
Published in:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Language:English