Assessment of the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the perceptions of empowerment in midwifery practice scale-revised (PEMS-R-IT) in midwives.
assessment tool
empowerment
exploratory factor analysis
midwifery
psychometric properties
Journal
European journal of midwifery
ISSN: 2585-2906
Titre abrégé: Eur J Midwifery
Pays: Greece
ID NLM: 101773090
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
19
11
2021
revised:
25
01
2022
accepted:
10
02
2022
entrez:
6
6
2022
pubmed:
7
6
2022
medline:
7
6
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A higher degree of midwives' empowerment is associated with greater job satisfaction and better midwifery care outcomes for women and their families. Empowered midwives are able to better empower women who in turn have a positive influence on the midwives' empowerment. The aim of this study was the translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the perceptions of empowerment in midwifery scale-revised (PEMS-R) in a group of Italian midwives. The World Health Organization (WHO) method was adopted to achieve the PEMS-R Italian version. This process involved five steps: 1) forward translation, 2) expert panel translation, 3) back-translation, 4) pre-testing and cognitive interviewing, and 5) final version. The test's internal consistency and validity were assessed by following international guidelines. Internal consistency was examined through Cronbach's alpha (α) coefficient. The PEMS-R-IT was administered to 147 Italian midwives from northern Italy. Factor analysis of the 19 items, extracted 4 factors that explained 74.96% of the variance. The Student's t-test for independent samples was used to identify a possible correlation between a higher/lower perception of empowerment and: 1) the education level, and 2) the years of experience of recruited midwives. No statistically significant differences were obtained in either case. The PEMS-R-IT was found to have a good internal consistency for each of its 4 subscales. The PEMS-R-IT is a valid and reliable tool, useful to assess midwives' empowerment. It can be used in both clinical practice and research in order to investigate the level of empowerment of midwives within the Italian national context.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35664015
doi: 10.18332/ejm/146587
pii: 30
pmc: PMC9126032
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
30Informations de copyright
© 2022 Fumagalli S. et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none was reported.
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