A Measure of Satisfaction in Childbirth: The Degree of Women's Fulfillment of Childbearing Expectations
dc.contributor.author | Cooke, Paulette A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-29T01:29:35Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-04-29T01:29:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1984-03 | |
dc.identifier.uri | en | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10675.2/622288 | |
dc.description.abstract | The ·purpose of .this . study wa~ . to . operationalize the· coJ;icept of . . satisfactiqn (based on· Porter's model). as it pertained to the l~bor and . delivery experi~nce. - 'The goal was to develop and test a tool for measuring a _wo1Jlan' s ·satisfaction with chil_dbirth. in terms. of the difference·· between ~hat was expected .and what· actually occurred.. Satisfaction was . defined as the deg-ree to which expectations were met. A convenience_sample of 50 women from a u.·s. Army hospital . . ' . . participated in this· study_. Of .the saJJiple,_ 44%. (n = 22) were primigrav~das, . . _and 56%_ (n. ~ _28) were multigravidas. A descriptive design· -w~s used for_ reliability a')ld valid~ty estimates~·. The results- of conte~t validity indicated that 4ll of . 'the· itens were consid~red relevant for a measure .· of satisfac-tion with the chilQ.birth experience. There .was 84% agreement ·by experts ob··· item ·(n =-.. :46) .placem~nt into appropriate .subscales . (self, physical care, ·sup_port). The reliability_ coefficient. (Cro11bach' s Alpha) for the Cooke Satisfaction· Scale was • 89. For each subscale, the : reliabilit:J;es (alpha)· were: self,_ .48;, physical care,· .74.;.-and support, .8·6. ·The correlation .for the Cooke Satisfaction Scale (Part A) and the· Marui: and· Mercer Attitude· Scale ·for. convergent construct validity was · .53. The· correlation for, the Cooke Satisfaction Scale (Part A - Par-t ·B) with the Marut and Mercer Scale· for divergent construct. validity· was .1s-.~ On the basi~ of reliability_ and validity coefficients. obtained, it. was concluded that the Cooke Satisfaction Sc·ale is a usefui tool for the · measurement .of ·satisfaction in childl;»earirig .. women. | en_US |
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dc.subject | Pregnancy | en_US |
dc.subject | Mothers | en_US |
dc.subject | Emotions | en_US |
dc.subject | Goals | en_US |
dc.subject | Obstetrics | en_US |
dc.subject | Personal Satisfaction | en_US |
dc.title | A Measure of Satisfaction in Childbirth: The Degree of Women's Fulfillment of Childbearing Expectations | en_US |
dc.type | Dissertation | en_US |
dc.type | Dissertation | en |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Nursing | en_US |
dc.description.advisor | N/A | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Science in Nursing | en_US |
dc.description.committee | Schroeder, Mary Ann Kemp, Virginia Monnig, Regina L | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2019-04-29T01:29:35Z |
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