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Examining the validity and reliability of the COMcareSS (Continuity of Midwifery Care Satisfaction Survey).
Perriman, Noelyn; Taylor, Jan; Davis, Deborah Lee.
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  • Perriman N; University of Canberra, UniversityDrive, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia. Electronic address: noelyn.perriman@canberra.edu.au.
  • Taylor J; University of Canberra, UniversityDrive, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia.
  • Davis DL; University of Canberra, UniversityDrive, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia; ACT Health, Yamba Drive, Garran ACT 2605, Australia.
Women Birth ; 37(4): 101628, 2024 Jul.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38833842
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Continuity of midwifery care has been proven to show an improvement in clinical outcomes for women and greater maternal satisfaction with maternity care. Several questionnaires have been developed to measure satisfaction with maternity services although few are suitable for continuity of midwifery maternity care models, and many have not been validated.

AIMS:

The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the newly developed Continuity of Midwifery Care Satisfaction Survey (COMcareSS) with a cohort of women who have recently experienced continuity of midwifery care.

METHODS:

The COMcareSS was distributed to women in Australia who had experienced a live birth within a continuity model of midwifery care and were up to two months postpartum. Factor analysis was conducted, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient calculated for the 34-item scale.

FINDINGS:

In total 272 completed responses were recorded. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the scale was 0.96 suggesting some redundancy in items. There was a lack of variation in responses. In factor analysis, only one factor could feasibly be attempted. This accounted for 76 % of variation in responses.

CONCLUSION:

The COMcareSS scale is the first to be developed to measure maternal satisfaction with continuity of midwifery led care. The 34-item scale has good internal consistency. The scale may be unidimensional though the lack of variation in responses means that other possible latent constructs, were not able to be detected. Use of a standardised scale such as the COMcareSS will facilitate benchmarking between services and, comparison and meta-analysis in research studies.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Satisfacción del Paciente / Continuidad de la Atención al Paciente / Servicios de Salud Materna / Partería Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Pregnancy País/Región como asunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Women Birth Asunto de la revista: ENFERMAGEM / OBSTETRICIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Satisfacción del Paciente / Continuidad de la Atención al Paciente / Servicios de Salud Materna / Partería Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Pregnancy País/Región como asunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Women Birth Asunto de la revista: ENFERMAGEM / OBSTETRICIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos