Preliminary establishment of indicator system for midwifery quality evaluation guided by evidence-based theory of midwifery quality / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To develop an indicator system for evaluating midwifery quality. Methods Guided by the latest evidence-based framework of midwifery quality,based on indicator selection principle,the indicator system for evaluating midwifery quality was preliminarily developed by literature review,expert meeting,theoretical analysis and expert consultation,for further validation through large-scale Delphi method. Results The indicator pool for mid-wifery quality evaluation was identified by literature review,including indicator name and definition of special indi-cator. The indicator system was finalized through comprehensive analysis and selection,and consisted of 45 indica-tors. The expert consultation questionnaire response rate was 100%,the rate of experts who provided written sug-gestions was 81.3%,the authority coefficient was 0.92,the coefficients of variation of indicators ranged from 0 to 0.29. Conclusion The preliminarily developed indicator system for midwifery quality evaluation guided by the lat-est evidence-based framework of midwifery quality was scientific,oriented and accessible,which could be further ex-amined through large-scale Delphi method.