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Development of a multidimensional labour satisfaction questionnaire: dimensions, validity, and internal reliability.

L F Smith1

  • 1East Somerset Research Consortium, Westlake Surgery, High Street, West Coker, Somerset BA22 9AH, UK. ESReC@globalnet.co.uk

Quality in Health Care : QHC
|March 10, 2001
PubMed
Summary

A new questionnaire, the Women's Views of Birth Labour Satisfaction Questionnaire (WOMBLSQ), was developed to measure maternal satisfaction with UK maternity care. This tool shows good validity and reliability for assessing labour care quality.

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Area of Science:

  • Maternal Health
  • Psychometrics
  • Healthcare Quality Assessment

Background:

  • No existing quantitative tools measure maternal satisfaction with diverse UK labour care models.
  • Assessing satisfaction is crucial for improving maternity services.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a psychometric instrument for measuring maternal satisfaction with labour care.
  • To provide a tool for evaluating different models of maternity care in the UK.

Main Methods:

  • Development of the Women's Views of Birth Labour Satisfaction Questionnaire (WOMBLSQ) using principal components analysis.
  • Iterative refinement of the questionnaire through multiple versions (WOMBLSQ1-4).
  • Assessment of internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha) and content/construct validity.

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Main Results:

  • The final WOMBLSQ version demonstrated good internal reliability for its 10 dimensions (Cronbach's alpha range 0.62-0.91).
  • Key dimensions included professional support, expectations, early labour assessment, infant contact, partner support, pain relief, and control.
  • Scores correlated moderately with general satisfaction and were related to clinical/demographic variables.

Conclusions:

  • The WOMBLSQ is a valid and reliable multidimensional instrument for assessing labour satisfaction.
  • It can be used to evaluate care across various maternity models and identify areas for improvement.
  • Further evaluation is needed for external reliability, particularly across different ethnicities and social classes.