Translation and validation of the Polish-language version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) and its relationship to the type of delivery and the baby’s Apgar score
Background Maternal birth experience is being increasingly recognised as a key clinical outcome parameter. The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is a short self-report measure designed to assess birth experience. The current investigation sought to trans-late the BSS-R into Polish and validat...
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| author | Paulina Pawlicka Wiktor Wróbel Barbara Baranowska Daria Macewicz Michał Olech Caroline J. Hollins Martin Colin R. Martin |
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Maternal birth experience is being increasingly recognised as a key clinical outcome parameter. The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is a short self-report measure designed to assess birth experience. The current investigation sought to trans-late the BSS-R into Polish and validate this version of the BSS-R (PL-BSS-R).
Participants and procedure
The BSS-R was translated into Polish by an expert panel using forward and backward translation. A complex within-subjects design with an embedded between-subjects component was used to determine the key psychometric characteristics of the PL-BSS-R. Two hundred ninety-four Polish-speaking women in Poland completed the follow-up component of the study where the PL-BSS-R was administered. The PL-BSS-R measurement properties were examined using confirmatory factor analysis, divergent, convergent validity analysis, internal consistency appraisal and investigation of known-groups discriminant characteristics.
Results
The PL-BSS-R was found to have generally very good measurement properties and to be equivalent to the original English-language version across key validity indices. The PL-BBS-R was found to be significantly correlated with neonatal physical health immediately postpartum and differed across delivery modes.
Conclusions
The PL-BSS-R is a psychometrically robust measure of birth experience appropriate for clinical and research use within Po-land. Important associations were noted between subjective maternal birth experience and objective measures of neonatal physical health, indicating a critically important future research direction. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ba692134be4a4ab9b8cee2b07a056c6b2025-01-27T11:33:24ZengTermedia Publishing HouseHealth Psychology Report2353-41842353-55712024-06-0112436838110.5114/hpr/186231186231Translation and validation of the Polish-language version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) and its relationship to the type of delivery and the baby’s Apgar scorePaulina Pawlicka0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2342-1583Wiktor Wróbel1Barbara Baranowska2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2723-9604Daria Macewicz3Michał Olech4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3612-0568Caroline J. Hollins Martin5Colin R. Martin6Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, PolandInstitute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, PolandDepartment of Midwifery, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, PolandInstitute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, PolandDepartment of Quality of Life Research, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, PolandSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UKInstitute for Health and Wellbeing, University of Suffolk, Ipswich, UKBackground Maternal birth experience is being increasingly recognised as a key clinical outcome parameter. The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is a short self-report measure designed to assess birth experience. The current investigation sought to trans-late the BSS-R into Polish and validate this version of the BSS-R (PL-BSS-R). Participants and procedure The BSS-R was translated into Polish by an expert panel using forward and backward translation. A complex within-subjects design with an embedded between-subjects component was used to determine the key psychometric characteristics of the PL-BSS-R. Two hundred ninety-four Polish-speaking women in Poland completed the follow-up component of the study where the PL-BSS-R was administered. The PL-BSS-R measurement properties were examined using confirmatory factor analysis, divergent, convergent validity analysis, internal consistency appraisal and investigation of known-groups discriminant characteristics. Results The PL-BSS-R was found to have generally very good measurement properties and to be equivalent to the original English-language version across key validity indices. The PL-BBS-R was found to be significantly correlated with neonatal physical health immediately postpartum and differed across delivery modes. Conclusions The PL-BSS-R is a psychometrically robust measure of birth experience appropriate for clinical and research use within Po-land. Important associations were noted between subjective maternal birth experience and objective measures of neonatal physical health, indicating a critically important future research direction.https://hpr.termedia.pl/Translation-and-validation-of-the-Polish-language-version-of-the-Birth-Satisfaction,186231,0,2.htmlpsychometricsscalesbirth experiencebirth satisfaction |
| spellingShingle | Paulina Pawlicka Wiktor Wróbel Barbara Baranowska Daria Macewicz Michał Olech Caroline J. Hollins Martin Colin R. Martin Translation and validation of the Polish-language version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) and its relationship to the type of delivery and the baby’s Apgar score Health Psychology Report psychometrics scales birth experience birth satisfaction |
| title | Translation and validation of the Polish-language version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) and its relationship to the type of delivery and the baby’s Apgar score |
| title_full | Translation and validation of the Polish-language version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) and its relationship to the type of delivery and the baby’s Apgar score |
| title_fullStr | Translation and validation of the Polish-language version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) and its relationship to the type of delivery and the baby’s Apgar score |
| title_full_unstemmed | Translation and validation of the Polish-language version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) and its relationship to the type of delivery and the baby’s Apgar score |
| title_short | Translation and validation of the Polish-language version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) and its relationship to the type of delivery and the baby’s Apgar score |
| title_sort | translation and validation of the polish language version of the birth satisfaction scale revised bss r and its relationship to the type of delivery and the baby s apgar score |
| topic | psychometrics scales birth experience birth satisfaction |
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