Development, validation and reliability testing of ‘Perinatal Bereavement Care Confidence Scale (PBCCS)’

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Korean Bereavement Care Confidence Scale (K-BCCS).Methods: The Perinatal Bereavement Care Confidence Scale (PBCCS) was translated into Korean according to an algorithm of cultural adaptation process and excluded six items which were specific to perinatal bereavement. A total of 229 clinical nurses participated in the study. Construct validity, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and group comparison validity were evaluated, and Cronbach’s α was calculated to estimate the reliability of the K-BCCS. Results: The K-BCCS consisted of 31 items in 7 factors, including knowledge and skills for bereavement care (12 items), organizational support (6 items), awareness of the needs (3 items), interpersonal skills (3 items), workload influence (2 items), continuous education (2 items), and understanding the grief process (3 items). The factor loading of 31 items within the 7 factors ranged from .60 to .86. For the convergent validity, the construct reliability (CR) ranged from .74 to .94, and the average variance extracted (AVE) ranged from .49 to .73, which is considered acceptable. The discriminant validity showed that the AVEs of the subscales were greater than the square of the correlation coefficient r. The nurses who had experience providing bereavement care (t=4.94, p<.001) or had received bereavement education (t=6.64, p<.001) showed higher K-BCCS values those without experience. The Cronbach’s α of 31 items was .93 and ranged from .60 to .94 per subscale. Conclusion: The K-BCCS is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating nurses' confidence in bereavement care.

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Attitudes Towards Perinatal Bereavement Care Questionnaire

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t37343-000 ◽

2004 ◽

Author(s):

Moon Fai Chan ◽

Feng-lan Lou ◽

Feng-lin Cao ◽

Ping Li ◽

Li Liu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Perinatal Bereavement ◽

Bereavement Care

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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding ‘Perinatal Bereavement Care’ among Nurses Working in the Maternity Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Journal of SAFOG with DVD ◽

10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1017 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 81-84 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

CP Sheetal Samson ◽

Sangeeta N Kharde

Keyword(s):

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Significant Loss ◽

Research Approach ◽

List Type ◽

Maternity Unit ◽

Perinatal Bereavement ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Bereavement Care

ABSTRACT Perinatal bereavement is a unique mourning situation, as the parent's expectation and joy at the prospect of a new life change into a despair and grief. IUFD may represent a significant loss of the mother's perception of her body's functional adequacy associated with body image and feelings of self-wroth. Objectives To assess the knowledge and identify attitude regarding perinatal bereavement care among nurses. To find the correlation between knowledge and attitude among the nurses regarding perinatal bereavement care. Methods The research approach for the study was descriptive survey. The sample size considered for the study was 30 registered nurses working in maternity and NICU. The sampling technique used for the study was purposive. The tool used for gathering relevant data was a structured knowledge questionnaire. Results The results revealed that majority of the nurses 23(76.6%) belonged to a age group of 21-23 years. Majority 17(56.6%) of the nurses had experience of less than one year in maternity unit and NICU. Maximum nurses 25(83.3%) had no previous experience in managing perinatal bereavement. None of the nurses 30(100%) had attended any in service education. Majority 15(50%) of nurses had poor knowledge about the concept of perinatal bereavement. Maximum 13(43%) of the nurses had average knowledge of perinatal bereavement care, while minimum 5 (16.6%) had fair knowledge of the specified area. Half 15(50%) of the nurses possessed a positive attitude towards perinatal bereavement care. There is no correlation between knowledge and attitude of nurses with regards to perinatal bereavement care. Conclusion In order to facilitate a normal grieving process among bereaved families, the nurse should be equipped with adequate knowledge, a positive attitude and skill in rendering such care.

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