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- Assessment of the attitude towards childbirth in health sciences students - development and validation of the questionnaire Cave-StPublication . González-Mesa, Ernesto; Rengel-Díaz, Cristóbal; Riklikiene, Olga; Thomson, Gilliam; Cazorla-Granados, Olga; Abreu, Wilson; Morgado-Neves, Dulce; Gökçe Isbir, Gözde; Jonsdottir, Sigríður Sia; Karlsdóttir, Sigfríður Inga; Lalor, JoanAbstract The purpose of this study is to report on the validation process of a questionnaire that explores health science students’ attitudes towards women’s childbirth experiences. This questionnaire can help inform education programs to enhance the quality of woman-professional interactions, and to improve women’s experiences of childbirth. A standardized procedure for the development and validation of the questionnaire included: item development and psychometric pre-validation, Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient calculation, test–retest and item-total correlation for the reliability analysis. Content validitywas undertaken by Delphi method with sixteen panelists over two rounds. We determined the factor structure and refined and validated the questionnaire according to the responses of a cohort of 560 students using principal components factor analysis with varimax rotation. Confirmatory factor analysis was undertaken. A 52-items questionnaire CAVE-st: (acronym for cuestionario de actitudes sobre vivencias y experiencias en el parto) was developed and validated. The results of the factor analysis finally revealed four latent dimensions. The questionnaire CAVE-st is a valid and reliable tool to assess health science students’ attitude towards women’s childbirth experiences. Further work to translate and adapt the instrument in other cultures and languages will be undertaken.
- Assessment of the attitude towards childbirth in health sciences students - development and validation of the questionnaire Cave-StPublication . González-Mesa, Ernesto; Rengel-Díaz, Cristóbal; Riklikiene, Olga; Thomson, Gilliam; Cazorla-Granados, Olga; Abreu, Wilson; Morgado-Neves, Dulce; Gökçe Isbir, Gözde; Jonsdottir, Sigríður Sia; Karlsdóttir, Sigfríður Inga; Lalor, JoanThe purpose of this study is to report on the validation process of a questionnaire that explores health science students’ attitudes towards women’s childbirth experiences. This questionnaire can help inform education programs to enhance the quality of woman-professional interactions, and to improve women’s experiences of childbirth. A standardized procedure for the development and validation of the questionnaire included: item development and psychometric pre-validation, Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient calculation, test–retest and item-total correlation for the reliability analysis. Content validity was undertaken by Delphi method with sixteen panelists over two rounds. We determined the factor structure and refined and validated the questionnaire according to the responses of a cohort of 560 students using principal components factor analysis with varimax rotation. Confirmatory factor analysis was undertaken. A 52-items questionnaire CAVE-st: (acronym for cuestionario de actitudes sobre vivencias y experiencias en el parto) was developed and validated. The results of the factor analysis finally revealed four latent dimensions. The questionnaire CAVE-st is a valid and reliable tool to assess health science students’ attitude towards women’s childbirth experiences. Further work to translate and adapt the instrument in other cultures and languages will be undertaken.
- Posttraumatic growth in women after a childbirth experience: The influence of individual characteristics and intrusive and deliberate rumination.Publication . Brandão, Tânia; Brandão, Sónia; Prata, Ana Paula; Silva, Rosa; Abreu, Wilson; Riklikiene, Olga; Jarasiunaite-Fedosejeva, Gabija; González-Mesa, Ernesto; İsbir, Gözde Gökçe; Inci, Figen; Akik, Burcu Kömürcü; Uriko, Kristiina; Thomson, GillObjective: This study targeted women who had a self-defined traumatic birth to a) explore the differences between sociodemographic, obstetric, and childbirth trauma related variables in relation to women’s rumination style following a traumatic birth, b) determine differences between intrusive and deliberate rumination in relation to post-traumatic growth dimensions, and c) test whether deliberate rumination explains the relationship between intrusive rumination and post-traumatic growth dimensions. Method: A cross-sectional study design was employed using a web-based survey method for data collection. In total, 202 women who identified their childbirth experience as traumatic participated in this study. Results: Intrusive rumination and deliberate rumination were positively associated with all dimensions of post-traumatic growth in women following the traumatic childbirth event. Deliberate rumination fully explained the relationship between intrusive rumination and post-traumatic growth aspects of relating to others, new opportunities, and personal strength, and partially explained the relationship between intrusive rumination and posttraumatic growth aspects of spiritual changes and appreciation of life. Conclusions: The results suggest that deliberate rumination can contribute to explaining the occurrence of post-traumatic growth. These findings could help develop psychosocial interventions to maximise opportunities for deliberate rumination for women with traumatic childbirth experiences.