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Table 4 Intercorrelations of the scales and relevant scale properties for the pregnancy and birth setting (N = 150)

From: Midwives’ empathy and shared decision making from women’s perspective - sensitivity of an assessment to compare quality of care in prenatal and obstetric care

Scales

SDMS-Q-9-M

CARES-8-M

SDMG-Q-9-M

CAREG-8-M

α

M

S.D.

Skewness

SDMS-Q-9-M

.861)

.51***2)

.40*** 2)

.14 2)

.97

3.89

1.27

−1.37

CARES-8-M

.49***3)

.821)

.20** 2)

.19* 2)

.94

1.29

0.54

−2.59

SDMG-Q-9-M

.37***3)

.16*3)

.881)

.62*** 2)

.97

3.60

1.45

−1.02

CAREG-8-M

.18*3)

.20*3)

.71***3)

.871)

.96

1.65

0.84

−1.50

  1. *) p < .05; **) p < .01; ***) p < .001
  2. 1) Values in the diagonal: Square root of average variance extracted (AVE)
  3. 2) Values above the diagonal: Bivariate correlation of the scales
  4. 3) Values below the diagonal: Bivariate correlation of the latent constructs
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

ISSN: 1471-2393

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