Development and preliminary validation of the GebStart-tool for advising nulliparous women in early labour.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Nulliparous women in early labour are unsure when to go to hospital. The aim of this study was to develop and preliminary validate a tool for advising for or against hospital admission.

Methods

We developed the preliminary long version of the GebStart-tool with 32 items based on focus group discussions and a scoping review. It was applied in a multicentre study with n = 394 women during their contact with the hospital. Because of the formative and complex character of the GebStart-tool, factor analysis was not appropriate. Instead, items were subdivided deductively into the domains 'Physical symptoms', 'Emotional state', Self-management' and 'Resources'. Distribution of response options, adjusted Cox regressions with time intervals describing care needs as outcome

SUBMITTER: Grylka-Baeschlin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12112190 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature