Adaptation of short version of questionnaire for assessing the childbirth experience (QACE) to the Iranian culture

Table 3 Factor loading for the Questionnaire for Assessing the Childbirth Experience (QACE)^a (n = 530)

Item	F1: Relationship with staff	F2: First moments with the newborn	F3: Feelings at 1 month postpartum	F4: Emotional status
1. I felt worried				0.693
2. I felt secure				0.957
3. I felt confident				0.791
4. The staff understood and fulfilled my wishes in a satisfactory manner	0.955
5. I felt emotionally supported by the staff who took care of me	0.970
6. The staff kept me informed of what was happening	0.931
7. I felt I could express myself and give my opinion about decisions about me	0.969
8. I was able to see my baby for the first time in a satisfactory manner		0.936
9. I held my baby for the first time when I felt like it		0.968
10. The first moments with my baby corresponded with what I had imagined prior to giving birth		0.908
11. I am proud of myself			0.526
12. I feel regret			0.794
13. I have a feeling of failure			0.866
Percent of variance explained	36.3	19.1	10.9	10.5
Percent of variance explained	Total = 77.0
Mean (Standard Deviation)^b	1.7 (0.8)	1.3 (0.7)	1.1 (0.3)	2.4 (0.8)
Mean (Standard Deviation)^b	Total = 1.6 (0.4)
Cronbach’s alpha	0.82	0.77	0.80	0.79
Cronbach’s alpha	Total = 0.82
Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (95% CI)	0.93 (0.81 to 0.97)	0.97 (0.93 to 0.99)	0.98 (0.95 to 0.99)	0.96 (0.90 to 0.98)
Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (95% CI)	Total = 0.83 (0.56 to 0.93)

^a Extraction Method: Principal Axis Factoring. Rotation Method: Oblimin with Kaiser Normalization; ^bPossiable range: 1–4

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