Development and Psychometric Testing of the Maternal Nipple Shield Satisfaction Scale

Kathleen Darrah Black; Ilana Azulay Chertok; Colette M. Acker

doi:10.1891/1061-3749.27.3.524

Development and Psychometric Testing of the Maternal Nipple Shield Satisfaction Scale

Kathleen Darrah Black, Ilana Azulay Chertok, Colette M. Acker

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Background and Purpose: Nipple shield use is common among breastfeeding mothers, yet no instrument measures maternal satisfaction. The new Maternal Nipple Shield Satisfaction Scale (MNSSS) was evaluated for reliability and validity. Methods: The MNSSS for was tested in two phases: women (N = 128) using nipple shields in the previous 6 months and the second, women, (N = 57) within the first 3 weeks postpartum. Results: From the original 21-item scale, content validity analysis, Cronbach's alpha, item to total correlation testing, exploratory factor analysis resulted in a one factor scale consisting of nine items with a Cronbach's alpha of.90. Convergent validity testing resulted in a small, but significant negative correlation. Conclusion: The MNSSS may be a useful instrument for examining satisfaction of women using nipple shields for breastfeeding.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	524-533
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Nursing Measurement
Volume	27
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1891/1061-3749.27.3.524
State	Published - 1 Dec 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

breastfeeding
lactation
nipple shield
tool development

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General Nursing

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