Psychometric properties of the Malay version of the Women's Views of Birth Labour Satisfaction Questionnaire using the Rasch measurement model: a cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Birth satisfaction represents a complex construct of implicit and profound relevance to a woman's perceived birth experience. It correlates with the childbearing woman's experience of the quality of care received and stress during labor. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Malay language version of the Women's Views of Birth Labour Satisfaction Questionnaire (WOMBLSQ) on labor satisfaction using the Rasch rating scale model.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted. The translated Malay version of the WOMBLSQ was completed by 200 postpartum women in a tertiary hospital. The Rasch model was applied to investigate the statistics, unidimensionality, item polarity and misfit, person misfit and person item distribution map.

Results

SUBMITTER: Norhayati MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7227260 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature