Development and psychometric evaluation of the women shift workers’ reproductive health questionnaire: a sequential exploratory mixed-method study
Abstract Background There is no standard and comprehensive questionnaire for reproductive health assessment among women shift workers. This study aimed at the development and psychometric evaluation of the Women Shift Workers’ Reproductive Health Questionnaire. Methods This sequential exploratory mi...
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| description | Abstract Background There is no standard and comprehensive questionnaire for reproductive health assessment among women shift workers. This study aimed at the development and psychometric evaluation of the Women Shift Workers’ Reproductive Health Questionnaire. Methods This sequential exploratory mixed-method study was conducted in a qualitative (item generation) and a quantitative (psychometric evaluation) phase. In the qualitative phase, the primary item pool of the questionnaire was generated based on the findings of the qualitative content analysis of 21 interviews held with 21 women shift workers as well as the findings of a literature review. In the quantitative phase, the face, content, construct, convergent, and discriminant validity and the reliability of the questionnaire were assessed. For construct validity assessment through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, 620 women shift workers were conveniently selected to fill out the questionnaire. Reliability assessment was done through assessing internal consistency, stability, and composite reliability. Results The primary item pool contained 88 items. During face and content validity, item number was reduced to 55. Construct validity assessment through factor analysis revealed that 56.50% of the total variance was explained by five factors with 34 items. The factors were named motherhood, general health, sexual relationships, menstruation, and delivery. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the fit of the five-factor model. The Cronbach’s alpha and the composite reliability value of the questionnaire were more than 0.7. Conclusion The Women Shift Workers’ Reproductive Health Questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument and can be used for reproductive health assessment among women shift workers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-145750dd0b424ba9941bfce5da2e36282022-12-22T01:17:33ZengBMCReproductive Health1742-47552020-09-0117111010.1186/s12978-020-00994-9Development and psychometric evaluation of the women shift workers’ reproductive health questionnaire: a sequential exploratory mixed-method studyMaryam Nikpour0Aram Tirgar1Fatemeh Ghaffari2Abbas Ebadi3Hamid Sharif Nia4Fatemeh Nasiri-Amiri5PhD of Health Science, Non-Communicable Pediatric Disease Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical SciencesPhD of Occupational Health, Professor of Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical SciencesPhD of Nursing, Associated of Professor, Nursing Care Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical SciencesProfessor of Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Life style institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical SciencesPhD of Nursing, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery Amol, Mazandaran University of Medical SciencesPhD of Reproductive Heath, Associated of Professor, Infertility and Health Reproductive Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background There is no standard and comprehensive questionnaire for reproductive health assessment among women shift workers. This study aimed at the development and psychometric evaluation of the Women Shift Workers’ Reproductive Health Questionnaire. Methods This sequential exploratory mixed-method study was conducted in a qualitative (item generation) and a quantitative (psychometric evaluation) phase. In the qualitative phase, the primary item pool of the questionnaire was generated based on the findings of the qualitative content analysis of 21 interviews held with 21 women shift workers as well as the findings of a literature review. In the quantitative phase, the face, content, construct, convergent, and discriminant validity and the reliability of the questionnaire were assessed. For construct validity assessment through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, 620 women shift workers were conveniently selected to fill out the questionnaire. Reliability assessment was done through assessing internal consistency, stability, and composite reliability. Results The primary item pool contained 88 items. During face and content validity, item number was reduced to 55. Construct validity assessment through factor analysis revealed that 56.50% of the total variance was explained by five factors with 34 items. The factors were named motherhood, general health, sexual relationships, menstruation, and delivery. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the fit of the five-factor model. The Cronbach’s alpha and the composite reliability value of the questionnaire were more than 0.7. Conclusion The Women Shift Workers’ Reproductive Health Questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument and can be used for reproductive health assessment among women shift workers.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-020-00994-9Reproductive healthWomen shift workersInstrument developmentPsychometric evaluation |
| spellingShingle | Maryam Nikpour Aram Tirgar Fatemeh Ghaffari Abbas Ebadi Hamid Sharif Nia Fatemeh Nasiri-Amiri Development and psychometric evaluation of the women shift workers’ reproductive health questionnaire: a sequential exploratory mixed-method study Reproductive Health Reproductive health Women shift workers Instrument development Psychometric evaluation |
| title | Development and psychometric evaluation of the women shift workers’ reproductive health questionnaire: a sequential exploratory mixed-method study |
| title_full | Development and psychometric evaluation of the women shift workers’ reproductive health questionnaire: a sequential exploratory mixed-method study |
| title_fullStr | Development and psychometric evaluation of the women shift workers’ reproductive health questionnaire: a sequential exploratory mixed-method study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and psychometric evaluation of the women shift workers’ reproductive health questionnaire: a sequential exploratory mixed-method study |
| title_short | Development and psychometric evaluation of the women shift workers’ reproductive health questionnaire: a sequential exploratory mixed-method study |
| title_sort | development and psychometric evaluation of the women shift workers reproductive health questionnaire a sequential exploratory mixed method study |
| topic | Reproductive health Women shift workers Instrument development Psychometric evaluation |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-020-00994-9 |
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