Kontakt 2021, 23(4):232-239 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.046

Psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Quality of Discharge Teaching Scale (QDTS) for postpartum mothersNursing - Original article

Małgorzata Nagórska *, Dorota Darmochwał-Kolarz
University of Rzeszow, Medical College, Institute of Medical Sciences, Rzeszów, Poland

Introduction: Childbirth is an important event in the life of the family, and at the same time it is a considerable challenge in the light of new responsibilities. Preparation for motherhood is very important for women and it gives them a sense of security and self-confidence. During the stay in the maternity ward, mothers receive a lot of information from the medical staff about self-care after delivery and childcare. The Quality of Discharge Teaching Scale (QDTS) for postpartum mothers is a tool used to assess the quality of women's health education after delivery.

Aim: The aim of the research was to translate and analyze the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Quality of Discharge Teaching Scale.

Methods: The study was conducted from June to October 2017 among 142 adult postpartum women on the day of discharge from the maternity ward of Clinical Provincial Hospital no 2 in Rzeszow, Poland. Cross-sectional study and questionnaire technique were used to collect data.

Results: The Cronbach Alpha measure was used to assess the internal consistency of the scale. A Cronbach Alpha value which is greater than 0.7 indicates that the scale has high reliability.

Conclusions: The analysis confirms that in Polish conditions the questionnaire has a very high reliability in assessing the quality of health education of mothers after delivery.

Keywords: Discharge; Health education; Perinatal care; Postpartum mothers; QDTS
Grants and funding:

The study was partially financed under the grant for statutory activity (Research Potential) of the Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow for 2018/2019.

Conflicts of interest:

The authors have no conflict of interests to declare.

Received: May 9, 2021; Revised: June 8, 2021; Accepted: September 30, 2021; Prepublished online: November 4, 2021; Published: December 6, 2021  Show citation

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Nagórska M, Darmochwał-Kolarz D. Psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Quality of Discharge Teaching Scale (QDTS) for postpartum mothers. Kontakt. 2021;23(4):232-239. doi: 10.32725/kont.2021.046.
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