Translation and validation of the Hong Kong Chinese version of the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale-short form

Healthcare providers do not have a validated instrument to measure breastfeeding self‐efficacy among Hong Kong Chinese. In this study, we sought to translate the breastfeeding self‐efficacy scale—short form (BSES‐SF) into Hong Kong Chinese and to examine the psychometric properties in a sample of 18...

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Published inResearch in nursing & health Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 450 - 459
Main Authors Ip, Wan-Yim, Yeung, Lai-Shan, Choi, Kai-Chow, Chair, Sek-Ying, Dennis, Cindy-Lee
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.10.2012
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Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Breast Feeding - psychology
breastfeeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Chinese
Discriminant analysis
Female
Hong Kong
Humans
instrument
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Nursing
Parity
Pregnancy
Psychological tests
Psychometrics
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Reproducibility of Results
Self Efficacy
Self evaluation
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Translating
validation
Young Adult
Hong Kong
Asia
China
Test validation
Asiatic
self-efficacy
Self efficacy
Chinese
instrument
breastfeeding
Breast feeding
Public health
Self Efficacy Scale
validation
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Summary:Healthcare providers do not have a validated instrument to measure breastfeeding self‐efficacy among Hong Kong Chinese. In this study, we sought to translate the breastfeeding self‐efficacy scale—short form (BSES‐SF) into Hong Kong Chinese and to examine the psychometric properties in a sample of 185 breastfeeding mothers. The construct validity of the translated scale was supported by confirmatory factor analysis and known group analysis. The receiver operating characteristics analysis indicated that the total score of the translated scale at 48–72 hours after delivery could be a useful diagnostic tool for identifying mothers likely to discontinue breastfeeding prematurely, before 6 months postpartum. Further research to cross‐validate the suggested cut‐off value of the scale is recommended. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 35:450–459, 2012
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ISSN:0160-6891
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DOI:10.1002/nur.21493