The BSS-R is a 10-item multi-factorial psychometrically robust tool developed and co-owned by Professor Caroline J Hollins Martin and Prof Colin R Martin. The BSS-R is the lead international clinical measure of birth satisfaction and is used to assess women’s perceptions of care provided and experiences of care provided during labour and ...

Key conclusions: the BSS-R would appear to be a robust, valid and reliable multidimensional psychometric instrument for measuring postnatal women's birth satisfaction. Further research to confirm the veracity of the instruments measurement …

The current study sought to develop a short birth satisfaction indicator utilising items from the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) for use as a brief measure of birth satisfaction and as a possible key performance indicator for perinatal ...

2017年8月29日 · The current study sought to develop a short birth satisfaction indicator utilising items from the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) for use as a brief measure of birth satisfaction and as a possible key performance indicator for perinatal service delivery evaluation.

2018年7月30日 · Objective and background: The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised (BSS-R) is increasingly being used internationally as the instrument of choice for the assessment of birth satisfaction. There remains conjecture over the most appropriate way to score the instrument; subscale scores overall total score, or both approaches.

The BSS-R is a 10-item self-report valid and reliable measure, which is recommended by the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) as the ‘method of choice’ for...

2014年6月1日 · Data has shown that the validated BSS-R is a robust tool for midwives, obstetricians and maternity care managers to measure postnatal women's birth satisfaction. In terms of impact, the BSS can be requested for use by researchers to collect data both nationally and internationally, with results potentially correlated with other measures (e.g ...

2014年6月1日 · The revised version of the BSS (BSS-R) was rescaled to produce a zero score point across the total scale and the three sub-scales, thus the revised 10-item instrument would be scored along a 0–4 Likert scale.

2016年10月1日 · The development of the S-BSS-R enables comparison of birth satisfaction with international study data where the BSS-R is used. The relationship of both delivery type and pain control to birth satisfaction represent important areas for further research.

Development and psychometric properties of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Midwifery. 2014 Jun;30 (6):610-9 (PubMed abstract)