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

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal satisfaction must be assessed in order to reflect the quality of care, which is considered an outcome of healthcare services. It can also be used to contrast and compare satisfaction with various care models or service configuration or to assess overtime changes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Malay version Women's Views of Birth Postnatal Satisfaction Questionnaire (WOMBPNSQ) based on the Rasch scale model of labour satisfaction.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study. Postpartum women were identified from a tertiary hospital and evaluated at 1-month postnatal period using WOMBLSQ. The Rasch model was used to investigate the reliability, unidimensionality, item and person misfits and distribution map.

SUBMITTER: Norhayati MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8532326 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature