Turkish validity and reliability study for the person-centered maternity care scale
Künye
Özşahin, Z., Altiparmak, S., Aksoy Derya, Y., Kayhan Tetik, B., & Inceoğlu, F. (2021). Turkish validity and reliability study for the person‐centered maternity care scale. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, 47(9), 3211-3222.Özet
Aim: The objective was to adapt the person-centered maternity care scale (PCMCS) developed by Afulani
et al. in 2017 to Turkish and to perform the validity and reliability study of this scale.
Methods: The population of this methodological study consisted of 280 mothers who were referred to the
postpartum service of a public hospital in eastern Turkey. Linguistic validity, context validity, and pilot
practice studies regarding the PCMCS that could be used in the first nine postpartum weeks were per formed. Explanatory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were performed to assess the construct
validity of the form. Reliability of PCMCS was tested through the Cronbach’s α internal consistency coeffi cient, total item correlation, and test–retest analysis.
Results: The Turkish version of the PCMCS a 21-item scale with three sub-dimensions was obtained. These
three sub-dimensions found as a result of explanatory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis
supported the scale structure. Cronbach’s α reliability coefficient scale was adequate for total and sub dimensions.
Conclusion: Turkish version of PCMCS was found to be a valid and reliable instrument to be used for
assessing the person-centered maternity care for women in the postpartum period