Development and validation of a scale measuring satisfaction with maternal and newborn health care following childbirth

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 997-1007

  Camacho, Fabian T ^a   Weisman, Carol S ^a   Anderson, Roger T ^a   Hillemeier, Marianne M ^a   Schaefer, Eric W ^a   Paul, Ian M ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Satisfaction with maternal care; Scale validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTHERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865699589     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0823-8     Document Type: Article

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