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. 2024 May 27;70(6):e20231539.
doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20231539. eCollection 2024.

Validity and reliability of Turkish pregnant women's preferences for mode of delivery questionnaire

Nurdan Kaya Yilmaz  1 , Funda Evcili  2
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Validity and reliability of Turkish pregnant women's preferences for mode of delivery questionnaire

Nurdan Kaya Yilmaz et al. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). .

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether Pregnant Women's Preferences for Mode of Delivery Questionnaire, created by Zamani-Alavijeh et al., is a valid and reliable measurement tool for Turkish pregnant women.

Methods: This study has a methodological research design and was conducted with 139 pregnant women who were randomly selected from those aged 18-35 years, who applied to obstetric clinic,.who had no previous prenatal losses and no systemic diseases, and who had conceived naturally. The data for this study were collected with the Personal Information Form and the Pregnant Women's Preferences for Mode of Delivery Questionnaire. To test the reliability and validity of Pregnant Women's Preferences for Mode of Delivery Questionnaire, Cronbach's α, split-half method, item analysis, Kendall's coefficient of agreement (W), explanatory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor were used.

Results: The study found that Cronbach's α was 0.94, the Spearman-Brown reliability coefficient was 0.883, and the Guttman split-half was 0.880. Explanatory factor analysis revealed an 18-item structure with three factors having an eigenvalue exceeding 1, explaining 67.593% of the total variability, and factor loading between 0.40 and 0.64.

Conclusion: Based on the scientific recommendations, the Turkish version of the Pregnant Women's Preferences for Mode of Delivery Questionnaire has adequate psychometric properties.

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Conflicts of interest: the authors declare there is no conflicts of interest.

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