Abstract

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Prenatal Care Satisfaction Scale.

Method: This methodological study was performed with 334 pregnant women. Translation / re-translation method was used to test the validity of language. The validity of the scale was assessed by expert opinion and construct validity (confirmatory factor analysis). Reliability of the scale; In order to evaluate internal consistency, cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated. Item total correlation and 27% lower and upper group were compared to determine the item discrimination feature.

Results: The total Cronbach's alpha value of the scale was 0.875, and the item total correlation values were between 0.39 and 0.64. The total and subdimension scores of the upper 27% group were higher than the lower 27% group and the upper dimension scores (t (178) = - 22.622; p = 0.000 <0.05).

Conclusion: The results of the study show that the Turkish version of the Prenatal Care Satisfaction Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to determine the prenatal care satisfaction of pregnant women. Goodness of fit values obtained as a result of first level confirmatory factor analysis (p <0.01; x2 / sd = 3.04; CMIN: 91 I could not find this value in the article, 75; RMSEA = 0.07; CFI =.92; GFI =.91) shows that the proposed five-factor model is acceptable with data