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The German version of the short Childbirth Self-Efficacy Inventory (CBSEI-C32): challenges and opportunities
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Laura Andrea Zinsser
- Hannover Medical School, Midwifery Research and Education Unit, Hannover, Deutschland
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Gaby Schmidt
- Hannover Medical School, Midwifery Research and Education Unit, Hannover, Deutschland
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Kathrin Stoll
- Hannover Medical School, Midwifery Research and Education Unit, Hannover, Deutschland; University of British Columbia, Division of Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada
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Mechthild M. Gross
- Hannover Medical School, Midwifery Research and Education Unit, Hannover, Deutschland
| Published: | July 28, 2022 |
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Background: The Childbirth Self-Efficacy Inventory (CBSEI) and its short version (CBSEI-C32) are internationally used to measure self-efficacy expectancies and outcome expectancies for labour and birth. The CBSEI has been translated and validated in different languages.
Aim: To evaluate feedback from ten pregnant primiparous women who completed the German short version of the CBSEI (CBSEI-C32).
Methods: After using the CBSEI-C32, two open-ended questions were added to ask if there were any problems with the questionnaire. The participants gave written feedback on the comprehensibility of the CBSEI-C32 items.
Results: The participants (n=10) reported that the CBSEI-C32 made them reflect on their own coping abilities for the upcoming childbirth. Participants reported problems comprehending two items: “Mich beherrschen” (original English item: Keep myself in control), and “Mich ruhig halten” (original English item: Keep myself calm). Some women commented that the questionnaire could be more health-oriented, e.g., by asking about the pauses in labour.
Relevancy: Different interpretations of the statements of the CBSEI-C32 affect the answer to the questionnaire. For the interpretation of scientific results, collecting reliable childbirth self-efficacy expectancies is important for research in the German-speaking and international context.
Recommendations/Conclusion: Two items were interpreted ambiguously by primiparous German women. The German CBSEI-C32 should be tested again in a larger sample to assess the need for adaptions of the items. It seems that for measuring self-efficacy beliefs nowadays, health-oriented aspects such as focusing on the labour pauses instead of questions about self-control during labour and birth are more adequate. We also advise to examine all items of the English CBSEI in order to further develop the tool and ensure the items reflect contemporary conceptualizations of coping strategies for labour and birth.
Ethics and conflicts of interest: A vote on ethics was obtained. The research was financed by own resources. There are no conflicts of interest.
The PDF file of the poster submitted for the meeting is available in German as Attachment 1 [Attach. 1].
