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Olga Paloma-Castro1, José Manuel Romero-Sánchez2, Juan Carlos Paramio-Cuevas3

  • 1School of Nursing, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.

International Journal of Nursing Knowledge
|June 23, 2015
PubMed

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A new questionnaire was developed to assess parental knowledge of breastfeeding, based on the Nursing Outcomes Classification. This tool can help nurses evaluate breastfeeding education interventions more effectively.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Parental Education
  • Health Assessment

Background:

  • The Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) outcome 'Knowledge: Breast-feeding' aids in assessing breastfeeding knowledge.
  • Current assessment relies on clinical interviews/observations, which can be time-consuming.
  • Self-administered questionnaires offer a more efficient evaluation method.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a questionnaire to measure parental knowledge of breastfeeding.
  • To psychometrically evaluate the developed questionnaire.
  • To align with the NOC 'Knowledge: Breast-feeding' outcome.

Main Methods:

  • A two-phased study was conducted.
  • Phase 1 involved questionnaire development based on expert opinions.
  • Phase 2 focused on the methodological design to assess psychometric properties.

Main Results:

  • A questionnaire was developed and psychometrically evaluated.
  • The study established a tool for assessing parental breastfeeding knowledge.
  • The findings support the use of questionnaires for evaluating breastfeeding knowledge.

Conclusions:

  • Validated tools are essential for nurses and midwives.
  • These tools facilitate objective setting and intervention individualization.
  • Effective measurement of intervention effectiveness in breastfeeding education is enabled.
Abstract

Keywords:
breast-feedinginstrument developmentmidwifenursenursingpsychometric assessmentresearch protocolvalidation study

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