Research Output
Development and psychometric properties of the birth satisfaction scale-revised (BSS-R)
  Objective: to assess factor structure, validity and reliability of the Birth Satisfaction Scale (BSS) and to develop a short-form version of the tool.
Design: a quantitative design focused on evaluating psychometric properties of the BSS using factor structure, internal consistency, divergent reliability and known groups validity.
Setting:Ayrshire maternity unit community midwife bases that serve the obstetric population of Ayrshire, Scotland (UK).
Participants: a convenience sample of healthy women (n=228)

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    24 October 2013

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Elsevier

  • DOI:

    10.1016/j.midw.2013.10.006

  • ISSN:

    0266-6138

  • Library of Congress:

    RG Gynecology and obstetrics

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    618 Gynecology, obstetrics, pediatrics & geriatrics

Citation

Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2014). Development and psychometric properties of the birth satisfaction scale-revised (BSS-R). Midwifery, 30(6), 610-619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.10.006

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Keywords

Birth Satisfaction Scale (BSS); labour; midwifery; validation;

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