TABLE 3.
Overall beliefs and subscale scores for 243 health professionals who responded to 23 quantitative instrument items (statements): Health Professionals' Beliefs about Skin‐to‐Skin Care During a Cesarean SSCB ©
| All practice roles n = 243 | Registered nurse n = 120 vs. physician n = 46 | Multiple positions/other n = 72 vs. physician n = 46 | Registered nurse n = 120 vs. multiple positions/other n = 72 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall and subscale items, score range, and stratification | Total sample M(SD) Range | Nurse M(SD) Range |
Physician M(SD) Range |
MWU stat n Test sig (p) |
MP/O M(SD) Range |
Physician M(SD) Range |
MWU stat n Test sig (p) |
Nurse M(SD) Range |
MP/O M(SD) Range |
MWU stat n Test sig (p) |
|
Overall belief score (23 items) 0 min–115 max 0–18 = strongly disagree 19–37 = disagree 38–57 = somewhat disagree 58–77 = somewhat agree 78–96 = agree 97–115 = strongly agree |
89.40(18.15) 26–115 |
90.34(18.24) 26–115 |
79.35(19.92) 41–111 |
1,851.500 n = 166 p = 0.001 |
93.81(14.76) 58–115 |
79.35(19.92) 41–111 |
951.500 n = 118 p = 0.000 |
90.34(18.24) 26–115 |
93.81(14.76) 58–115 |
4,788.500 n = 192 p=0.209 ns |
|
Core beliefs subscale (14 items) 0 min–70 max 0–10 = strongly disagree 11–22 = disagree 23–34 = somewhat disagree 35–46 = somewhat agree 47–58 = agree 59–70 = strongly agree |
56.23(11.71) 16–70 |
57.02(11.69) 16–70 |
49.54(13.17) 23–70 |
1813.00 n = 166 p = 0.001 |
59.01(9.29) 36–70 |
49.54(13.17) 23–70 |
944.500 n = 118 p = 0.000 |
57.02(11.69) 16–70 |
59.01(9.29) 36–70 |
4660.500 n = 192 p=0.360 ns |
|
Barriers subscale (4 items) 0 min–20 max 0–2 = strongly disagree 3–5 = disagree 6–9 = somewhat disagree 10–13 = somewhat agree 14–17 = agree 18–20 = strongly agree |
13.47(3.98) 1–20 |
13.29(4.12) 1–20 |
13.11(4.20) 3–20 |
2684.000 n = 166 p = 0.783 ns |
13.86(3.72) 3–20 |
13.11(4.20) 3–20 |
1455.000 n = 118 p = 0.265 ns |
13.29(4.12) 1–20 |
13.86(3.72) 3–20 |
4591.000 n = 192 p=0.466 ns |
|
Strategies subscale (5 items) 0 min–25 max 0–3 = strongly disagree 4–7 = disagree 8–11 = somewhat disagree 12–16 = somewhat agree 17–21 = agree 22–25 = strongly agree |
19.70(4.18) 8–25 |
20.03(4.02) 8–25 |
16.7(4.41) 8–25 |
1542.000 n = 166 p = 0.000 |
20.93(3.4) 11–25 |
16.7(4.41) 8–25 |
742.000 n = 118 p = 0.000 |
20.03(4.02) 8–25 |
20.93(3.44) 11–25 |
4856.000 n = 192 p=0.148 ns |
Note: SSCB© = Healthcare Professionals' Beliefs about Skin‐to‐Skin Care During a Cesarean (© 2021, Jeannette T. Crenshaw & Ellise D Adams). Higher scores more closely aligned with statement agreement; lower scores more closely aligned with statement disagreement. MP/0 = multiple positions/other; min = minimum summative score; max=maximum summative score. See Table 1 for instrument items.