Assessment of the relevance of midwifery competencies in academic education in Germany from the midwives' perspective: A structural analysis of cross-sectional survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The acquisition of academic competencies is one of the main outcomes of the academization of midwifery education. To analyze midwives' views on the key academic competencies of the recently reformed midwifery education in Germany, an existing assessment instrument was adapted to the German context of care and psychometrically analyzed. Furthermore, it was investigated whether the relevance assessments of academic and non-academic midwives differ from each other.

Methods

The study design was cross-sectional. A total of 193 (prospective) midwives answered the items on the assessed relevance of midwifery competencies in academic education (59 items); 3 items were added (referring to evidence-based practice and digital literacy). Construct validity was tested using

SUBMITTER: Kranz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10472291 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature