Validation of the Birth Beliefs Scale for maternity care professionals in The Netherlands.

IF 2.1 3区医学 Q2 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-21 DOI:10.1080/0167482X.2024.2392160

Dirkje C Zondag, Tamar M van Haaren-Ten Haken, Pien M Offerhaus, Eveline Mestdagh, Hubertina C J Scheepers, Marianne J Nieuwenhuijze

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Abstract

Objectives: To validate the Birth Beliefs Scale (BBS) for maternity care professionals by testing: (1) content validity; (2) internal reliability; (3) known-group discriminant validity; and examine potential relationships between regions and birth beliefs.

Methods: First, content validity was tested. Before distribution of the questionnaire among maternity care professionals of six maternity care networks (MCNs), adjustments in the statements were made whenever content validity was too low. Data were collected from November 2022 to March 2023. Statistical analysis was performed using Cronbach's alpha, ANOVA and regression analysis.

Results: Based on the content validity-test, item 6 of the questionnaire was adjusted before distribution. In total, 199 maternity care professionals completed the questionnaire. A good internal reliability of the BBS was found. There was a significant difference between the different disciplines for the BBS-Med subscale (p < .001), and the BBS-Nat subscale (p < .001). For the BBS-Nat subscale, the factors work experience and MCN were significant in the regression analysis, with interaction on the association between BBS-Nat and discipline.

Conclusions: The BBS is a valid instrument to measure birth beliefs among maternity care professionals. The BBS can help to create awareness within professionals of their beliefs and may help to explain practice variation in childbirth.

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为荷兰孕产妇护理专业人员验证分娩信念量表。

目的通过测试：(1) 内容效度；(2) 内部信度；(3) 已知群体判别效度；以及研究地区与分娩信念之间的潜在关系，验证产科护理专业人员的分娩信念量表（BBS）：首先，对内容效度进行测试。在向 6 个孕产妇护理网络（MCNs）的孕产妇护理专业人员发放问卷之前，对内容效度过低的语句进行了调整。数据收集时间为 2022 年 11 月至 2023 年 3 月。采用Cronbach's alpha、方差分析和回归分析进行统计分析：根据内容效度测试结果，问卷第 6 项在发放前进行了调整。共有 199 名产妇护理专业人员填写了问卷。BBS 的内部信度良好。在 BBS-医疗分量表中，不同学科之间存在明显差异（p p 结论：BBS-医疗分量表是一个有效的工具，可用于产妇护理专业人员的健康管理：BBS 是测量孕产妇护理专业人员分娩信念的有效工具。BBS 有助于提高专业人员对其信念的认识，并有助于解释分娩实践中的差异。

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Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology 医学-妇产科学

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6.10

自引率

3.20%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology was founded in 1982 in order to provide a scientific forum for obstetricians, gynecologists, psychiatrists and psychologists, academic health professionals as well as for all those who are interested in the psychosocial and psychosomatic aspects of women’s health. Another of its aims is to stimulate obstetricians and gynecologists to pay more attention to this very important facet of their profession.