Translation and psychometric assessment of the Breast-feeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form among pregnant and postnatal women in Turkey

ALUŞ TOKAT M., Okumus H., Dennis C.

MIDWIFERY, cilt.26, sa.1, ss.101-108, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.midw.2008.04.002
  • Dergi Adı: MIDWIFERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.101-108
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Breast-feeding Self-Efficacy Scale, Breast-feeding confidence, Psychometric testing
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: most women stop breast feeding before the recommended 6 months post partum. If health professionals are to improve low breast-feeding duration and exclusivity rates, they need to assess high-risk women reliably and identify predisposing factors amenable to intervention. One possible modifiable variable is breast-feeding confidence. The Breast-feeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form( BSES-SF) is a 14-item measure designed to assess a mother's confidence in her ability to breast feed her baby.