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Development and psychometric testing of the care in obstetrics: Measure for testing satisfaction (COMFORTS) scale
Author(s) -
Janssen Patricia A.,
Dennis CindyLee,
Reime Birgit
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.20112
Subject(s) - varimax rotation , cronbach's alpha , childbirth , scale (ratio) , nursing , medicine , construct validity , patient satisfaction , obstetric nursing , health care , psychometrics , psychology , family medicine , medline , clinical psychology , pregnancy , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , political science , law , genetics , economics , economic growth
This paper describes the development and psychometric assessment of a scale to measure satisfaction with intrapartum and postpartum care in hospital: The Care in Obstetrics: A Measure For Testing Satisfaction (COMFORTS) scale. A sample of 415 participants completed the 40‐item scale. Cronbach's alpha for the scale was .95. Evaluation of construct validity through principal components factor analysis with varimax rotation yielded six subscales: confidence in newborn care, postpartum nursing care, provision of choice, the physical environment, respect for privacy, and labor/delivery nursing care. The COMFORTS scale was able to discriminate between multiparous versus primiparous women, and between women cared for in single room maternity care versus in separate labor/delivery and postpartum rooms. Pending further validation, the COMFORTS scale has potential to measure women's satisfaction with childbirth care and contribute to an assessment of the quality of care provided. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 29:51–60, 2006
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