Cultural Adaptation, Validation and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of an Obstetric Violence Scale in the Spanish Context
Obstetric violence refers to dehumanized or derogative treatment of women in their pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum periods and may be manifested in different ways. Currently, there is no tool validated in Spain to measure women’s perception of obstetric violence. The objective of this study was...
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| author | Héctor González-de la Torre Paula Nikola González-Artero Daniel Muñoz de León-Ortega María Reyes Lancha-de la Cruz José Verdú-Soriano |
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| description | Obstetric violence refers to dehumanized or derogative treatment of women in their pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum periods and may be manifested in different ways. Currently, there is no tool validated in Spain to measure women’s perception of obstetric violence. The objective of this study was to carry out the cultural adaptation and validation of an existing 14-item obstetric violence scale in the Spanish context and to evaluate its psychometric properties. The research was conducted in two phases: first, a methodological study designed to evaluate content validity, through assessments by eight experts (calculating the Aiken V coefficient) and face validity in a sample of 20 women; second, a cross-sectional study to evaluate construct validity (through confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis), divergent validity against a scale of birth satisfaction, known-groups validity and, finally, reliability. In Phase 1, Aiken V values higher than 0.71 were obtained for all items. Phase 2 was conducted on a sample of 256 women and the fit values for the unidimensional model were RMSEA: 0.070 (95% CI: 0.059–0.105) and GFI: 0.982 (95% CI: 0.823–0.990). The Rasch analysis indicated poor performance of item 2, which was removed. The Omega and Cronbach’s Alpha coefficients were 0.863 and 0.860, respectively. A final 13-item version of the Obstetric Violence Scale was produced, with a total score ranging from 0 (no obstetric violence perception) to 52 (maximum obstetric violence perception). The Obstetric Violence Scale is a reliable and useful tool to measure women’s perception of obstetric violence. This study was not registered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1d86941f87c84ce28451567bb8de726b2023-12-22T14:29:40ZengMDPI AGNursing Reports2039-439X2039-44032023-10-011341368138710.3390/nursrep13040115Cultural Adaptation, Validation and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of an Obstetric Violence Scale in the Spanish ContextHéctor González-de la Torre0Paula Nikola González-Artero1Daniel Muñoz de León-Ortega2María Reyes Lancha-de la Cruz3José Verdú-Soriano4Department of Nursing, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Edificio Ciencias de la Salud, C/Blas Cabrera Felipe s/n, CP 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Insular Maternal and Child University Hospital Complex of Gran Canaria-Canary Health Service, Avda Marítima del Sur s/n, CP 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Insular Maternal and Child University Hospital Complex of Gran Canaria-Canary Health Service, Avda Marítima del Sur s/n, CP 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainDelivery Room Service, General Hospital of Fuerteventura Virgen de la Peña-Canary Health Service, Carretera del Aeropuerto, Km 1, CP 35600 Puerto del Rosario, SpainDepartment of Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine, Public Health and History of Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Alicante (UA), CP 03690 Alicante, SpainObstetric violence refers to dehumanized or derogative treatment of women in their pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum periods and may be manifested in different ways. Currently, there is no tool validated in Spain to measure women’s perception of obstetric violence. The objective of this study was to carry out the cultural adaptation and validation of an existing 14-item obstetric violence scale in the Spanish context and to evaluate its psychometric properties. The research was conducted in two phases: first, a methodological study designed to evaluate content validity, through assessments by eight experts (calculating the Aiken V coefficient) and face validity in a sample of 20 women; second, a cross-sectional study to evaluate construct validity (through confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis), divergent validity against a scale of birth satisfaction, known-groups validity and, finally, reliability. In Phase 1, Aiken V values higher than 0.71 were obtained for all items. Phase 2 was conducted on a sample of 256 women and the fit values for the unidimensional model were RMSEA: 0.070 (95% CI: 0.059–0.105) and GFI: 0.982 (95% CI: 0.823–0.990). The Rasch analysis indicated poor performance of item 2, which was removed. The Omega and Cronbach’s Alpha coefficients were 0.863 and 0.860, respectively. A final 13-item version of the Obstetric Violence Scale was produced, with a total score ranging from 0 (no obstetric violence perception) to 52 (maximum obstetric violence perception). The Obstetric Violence Scale is a reliable and useful tool to measure women’s perception of obstetric violence. This study was not registered.https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4403/13/4/115obstetric laborobstetric violencesurveys and questionnairesvalidation studies as topic |
| spellingShingle | Héctor González-de la Torre Paula Nikola González-Artero Daniel Muñoz de León-Ortega María Reyes Lancha-de la Cruz José Verdú-Soriano Cultural Adaptation, Validation and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of an Obstetric Violence Scale in the Spanish Context Nursing Reports obstetric labor obstetric violence surveys and questionnaires validation studies as topic |
| title | Cultural Adaptation, Validation and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of an Obstetric Violence Scale in the Spanish Context |
| title_full | Cultural Adaptation, Validation and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of an Obstetric Violence Scale in the Spanish Context |
| title_fullStr | Cultural Adaptation, Validation and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of an Obstetric Violence Scale in the Spanish Context |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cultural Adaptation, Validation and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of an Obstetric Violence Scale in the Spanish Context |
| title_short | Cultural Adaptation, Validation and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of an Obstetric Violence Scale in the Spanish Context |
| title_sort | cultural adaptation validation and evaluation of the psychometric properties of an obstetric violence scale in the spanish context |
| topic | obstetric labor obstetric violence surveys and questionnaires validation studies as topic |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4403/13/4/115 |
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