The cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Mothers on Respect Index for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) are disproportionately burdened by pregnancy-related deaths in the United States and have the lowest engagement in prenatal care compared to all other US racial groups. Aside from access barriers, studies suggest that NHPI face challenges with patient-clinician communication, perceived discrimination, and cultural conflicts within healthcare settings. This paper describes the cultural adaptation of the 14-item Mothers On Respect index for NHPI, originally developed by Vedam et al. (2017) for diverse communities in British Columbia, Canada, and reports the findings of the preliminary psychometric assessment of the adapted measure.

Methods

Data from 26 interviews with NHPI women, expert, and cognitive interviews were cond

SUBMITTER: Delafield R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11515363 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature