Development and validation of the 23-item preterm birth risk assessment scale-Korean version.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preterm birth (PTB) is a complex and significant challenge in obstetrics. Thus, clinicians and researchers have paid a keen interest in the identification of women at a high risk for PTB. This study aimed to develop a PTB risk assessment scale based on the preliminary 32-item Preterm Birth Risk Assessment Scale-Korean version (PBRAS-K).

Methods

We enrolled 298 participants (167 in the exploratory factor analysis group from March 3, 2021 to August 31, 2021 and 131 in the confirmatory factor analysis group from December 3, 2021 to February 14, 2022) who delivered before 37⁺⁰ weeks after experiencing preterm symptoms and were admitted to high-risk pregnancy maternal-fetal intensive care units (MFICUs). After an item-reduction process in the exploratory fac

SUBMITTER: Kim JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10504700 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature