Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2013 Dec;19(4):242-253. 10.4069/kjwhn.2013.19.4.242.

Development of a Scale to Assess Immigrant Women's Needs for Pregnancy and Postpartum Adaptation

• Kim KW
• Jeong GH

• KMID: 2307947
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2013.19.4.242

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to develop a scale to assess immigrant women's needs for pregnancy and postpartum adaptation and to test the reliability and validity of the scale.
METHODS
To construct scale items, critical issues and difficulties associated with pregnancy and postpartum adaptation of immigrant women were identified and categorized through a literature review. Fifty-two scale items were constructed, and data for validity and reliability testing was collected with a questionnaire survey from 367 immigrant women. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and reliability coefficients.
RESULTS
The final measurement scale to assess immigrant women's pregnancy and postpartum adaptation consisted of 48 items and 7 factors (adaptation to daily activity during pregnancy, cross-cultural understanding and personal respect, understanding of the process of pregnancy and delivery, baby rearing and family support, physical and emotional adaptation after childbirth, nutrition during pregnancy, and sexual life adaptation). The seven factors accounted for 64.26% of the variance, and Cronbach's alpha was .96.
CONCLUSION
The scale developed by this study is a reliable and valid instrument and can be used to assess needs of pregnancy and postpartum adaptation and can be utilized in providing nursing interventions for immigrant women.

Keyword

Pregnancy; Postpartum period; Emigrants and immigrants; Needs assessment; Adaptation

MeSH Terms

Emigrants and Immigrants*
Female
Humans
Needs Assessment
Nursing
Parturition
Postpartum Period*
Pregnancy*
Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Surveys and Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results

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