Development and Psychometric Characteristics Evaluation of Preconception Knowledge and Attitude Scale.
| Autor: | Gokdemir, Fulya, Eryilmaz, Gulsen |
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EXPERIMENTAL design
RESEARCH evaluation STATISTICAL reliability RESEARCH methodology RESEARCH methodology evaluation PSYCHOMETRICS HEALTH literacy TEST validity MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques CRONBACH'S alpha PEARSON correlation (Statistics) FACTOR analysis DESCRIPTIVE statistics ATTITUDES toward pregnancy DATA analysis software WOMEN'S health REPRODUCTIVE health PRECONCEPTION care |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Caring Sciences; Jan-Apr2022, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p273-284, 12p, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts, 1 Graph |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Maternal knowledge, attitudes and health status before conception is an important determinant of fetal health. However, there are no scales in the literature to evaluate for preconception health, knowledge, and attitudes of women before pregnancy. Aim: The aim of the study was to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool that can measure the preconceptional knowledge and attitudes of reproductive age women. Methodology: A methodological design was used in this research. The sample consists of 913 women (402 married, 511 single) aged 18-45 years. Preconception Knowledge and Attitude Scale's item pool is based on literature and expert opinions. Psychometric characteristics evaluation of the scale included the content, face and construct validity, internal consistency reliability, item-total correlation, test-retest method. The data were analyzed using LISREL 8.54 and SPSS 18.0 package programs. Results: Principal component analysis and varimax rotation revealed that the reduced scale was 43 items and 7-factor which have eigenvalues more than >1 and explain 40% of the total variance. Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was found to be 0.86 for the total scale and between 0.44 and 0.82 for the subscales. Confirmatory factor analysis results showed that the model fit index values were acceptable. The test-retest reliability of the scale was found as 0.98 (p<0.001). Conclusions: The study showed that Preconceptional Knowledge and Attitude Scale was a reliable and valid scale. The scale can be use to assess preconceptional knowledge and attitudes of women by health professionals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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