Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility and validity of a maternal satisfaction measurement tool, the SaFE study Patient Perception Score (PPS), after operative delivery.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey.
SETTING: A large maternity unit in England.
SAMPLE: 150 women who had had an operative birth.
METHODS: We recruited women within 24 hours of birth and quantified their satisfaction with two questionnaires: PPS, and the Mackey Childbirth Satisfaction Rating Scale (CSRS; modified).
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Participation rate to determine feasibility; Cronbach's alpha as measure of internal consistency; PPS satisfaction scores for groups of accoucheurs of different seniority to assess construct validity; correlation coefficient of PPS scores with total scores from the CSRS questionnaire to establish criterion validity.
RESULTS: Participation rate approached 85%. We observed high scores for most births except a few outliers. Internal consistency of the PPS was high (Cronbach's alpha=0.83). Total PPS scores correlated strongly with total CSRS scores (Spearman's r=0.64, P
Translated title of the contribution | A simple tool to measure patient perceptions of operative birth |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 1755 - 1761 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Volume | 116(3) |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2009 |
Research Groups and Themes
- Institute of Greece, Rome, and the Classical Tradition