Objective: The aim of the study was conducted methodologically to develop Midwives’ Evidence-Based Practices Attitude Scale During Labor and examine its validity and reliability.
Material and Methods: The population of the study consisted of 3 hospitals in Turkey in the Istanbul European Region between September 2020 and January 2021, and the sample consisted of 490 midwives who participated in the study via e-mail. The Information Form, the Evidence-Based Nursing Attitude Questionnaire, and the Midwives’ Evidence-Based Practices Attitude Scale During Labor were used to collect data.
Results: The mean content validity index of the scale was 0.893 by removing the items with a content validity index of less than 0.80 in the 86-item draft scale submitted for expert opinion. In the explanatory factor analysis of the scale, a 4-factor structure with a factor load value above 0.40, which explained 57.23% of the total variance, emerged. Criterion validity was confirmed with a moderately significant positive correlation between Evidence-Based Nursing Attitude Questionnaire and Midwives’ Evidence-Based Practices Attitude Scale During Labor. Item-total score correlation values were positive and above 0.20. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was ideal in the scale’s total and reasonable among the subdimensions.
Conclusion: It was determined that the Midwives’ Evidence-Based Practices Attitude Scale During Labor is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to evaluate attitudes toward the proposed evidence.
Cite this article as: DURMUS MK, ZENGİN N. Development of midwives’ evidence-based practices attitude scale during labor. Arch Health Sci Res. 2023;10(2):129-136.