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Further validation of the perceptions of empowerment in midwifery scale
- Source :
- Midwifery. 31:941-945
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2015.
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Abstract
- Objective to assess the psychometric properties of the Perceptions of Empowerment in Midwifery Scale (PEMS) on a sample of New Zealand midwives. Design cross sectional study. Midwives completed an online survey containing the 22 item PEMS, and a number of demographic and work-related questions. Participants active practising members listed on the New Zealand College of Midwives database were invited to participate. A sample of midwives who were currently employed by an organisation was extracted ( n =600). Findings exploratory factor analysis on the PEMS identified four subscales (Autonomy/Empowerment, Manager Support, Professional Support, Skills and Resources). This structure differed from that reported by the original scale developers. Each subscale showed adequate internal consistency reliability and was able to distinguish midwives who had considered leaving the profession in the past six months ( p =.001). Key conclusions the psychometric properties of the revised 19-item four-subscale structure of PEMS were supported. Implications for practice The PEMS-Revised provides a psychometrically sound tool for further quantitative research to supplement the growing number of qualitative investigations of midwives perceptions and experiences of their workplace.
- Subjects :
- Postnatal Care
medicine.medical_specialty
Psychometrics
Cross-sectional study
media_common.quotation_subject
Sample (statistics)
Nursing Methodology Research
Midwifery
Professional Competence
Nursing
Surveys and Questionnaires
Maternity and Midwifery
Humans
Medicine
Maternal Health Services
Professional Autonomy
Empowerment
Power (Psychology)
media_common
business.industry
Obstetrics
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Exploratory factor analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Nursing Evaluation Research
Scale (social sciences)
Power, Psychological
business
Autonomy
New Zealand
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 02666138
- Volume :
- 31
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Midwifery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0abdc85bb6589d938e93236a9eebef3d