PMID- 27535314
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170828
LR  - 20220408
IS  - 1945-7049 (Electronic)
IS  - 1061-3749 (Linking)
VI  - 24
IP  - 2
DP  - 2016
TI  - The Development and Psychometric Analysis of the Women's Experience in Childbirth 
      Survey.
PG  - 268-80
LID - 10.1891/1061-3749.24.2.268 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A woman's perception of the childbirth experience has not 
      been adequately measured. The purpose of the Women's Experience in Childbirth 
      Survey (WECS) is to provide a comprehensive measure of the experience for women 
      having a vaginal birth. METHODS: A cross-sectional design with 302 postpartum 
      women analyzed the psychometric properties of the WECS. Validity was assessed 
      using exploratory factor analysis and correlation to a self-rating of the overall 
      experience. RESULTS: Exploratory factor analysis identified four subscales 
      consistent with the organizing framework. WECS scores and self-rated experience 
      were significantly correlated r = .51, p < .01. Internal consistency alpha = .86 and 
      temporal stability (r = .88, p < .001) are adequate. CONCLUSION: Initial analysis 
      indicates sufficient reliability and validity for further development and 
      testing.
FAU - Rini, Elizabeth Viens
AU  - Rini EV
AD  - Shepherd University.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Validation Study
PL  - United States
TA  - J Nurs Meas
JT  - Journal of nursing measurement
JID - 9318902
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Factor Analysis, Statistical
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Parturition/*psychology
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - *Psychometrics
MH  - *Quality of Life
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - *Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2016/08/19 06:00
MHDA- 2017/08/29 06:00
CRDT- 2016/08/19 06:00
PHST- 2016/08/19 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/08/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/08/29 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1891/1061-3749.24.2.268 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Nurs Meas. 2016;24(2):268-80. doi: 10.1891/1061-3749.24.2.268.