Results
Title

Psychometric Testing of the French Language Quality of Prenatal Care Questionnaire.

Authors

Sword, Wendy; Heaman, Maureen; Peterson, Wendy E.; Salvador, Ann; Akhtar-Danesh, Noori; Bradford-Janke, Amanda

Abstract

Background and Purpose: To assess the psychometrics of the French language Quality of Prenatal Care Questionnaire (QPCQ). Methods: Data from 302 women were used in a confirmatory factor analysis and in assessment of construct validity through hypothesis testing and internal consistency reliability using Cronbach's alpha. Results: The 6 factors (subscales) were verified and confirmed. Hypothesis testing further supported construct validity. The overall QPCQ had acceptable internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha = .97) as did 5 subscales (Cronbach's alpha = .70—.92); the Sufficient Time subscale had poorer reliability (Cronbach's alpha = .61). Conclusions: The French language QPCQ is a valid and reliable self-report measure of prenatal care quality. It can be used in research and in quality improvement work to strengthen prenatal care services.

Subjects

QUEBEC (Province); ACADEMIC medical centers; CONFIDENCE intervals; STATISTICAL correlation; FACTOR analysis; MEDICAL quality control; PRENATAL care; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; READABILITY (Literary style); SELF-evaluation; TRANSLATIONS; MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques; HUMAN research subjects; PATIENT selection; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; PATIENTS' attitudes; DESCRIPTIVE statistics

Publication

Journal of Nursing Measurement, 2015, Vol 23, Issue 3, p436

ISSN

1061-3749

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1891/1061-3749.23.3.436