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Table 3 Items analysis of the Person-centered Maternity Care Scale

From: Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Person-Centered Maternity Care Scale

Item’s label

Groups (Mean±SD)

Critical Ratio

Item-total Correlation

Low Score Group (n=360)

High Score Group (n=355)

1.Wait time

2.14±0.68

2.63±0.56

-10.456**

0.321**

2.Introduction

0.77±0.69

1.87±0.96

-17.562**

0.464**

3.Treated with respect

2.14±0.63

2.96±0.21

-23.563**

0.637**

4.Experience valued

2.14±0.62

2.96±0.21

-23.596**

0.638**

5.Customs respected

2.07±0.42

2.21±0.41

-4.392**

0.190**

6.Felt heard

2.19±0.60

2.98±0.14

-24.519**

0.632**

7.Privacy-covered

2.67±0.57

2.98±0.17

-9.950**

0.385**

8.Information confidential

2.46±0.65

2.96±0.24

-13.825**

0.457**

9.Involved in decisions

1.84±0.88

2.62±0.66

-13.406**

0.398**

10.Coercion

2.94±0.31

2.99±0.16

-2.858**

0.105**

11.Explain procedures

1.52±0.98

2.96±0.19

-27.330**

0.619**

12.Explain baby procedures

1.52±0.98

2.96±0.19

-27.330**

0.621**

13.Consent

2.04±1.02

3.00±0.05

-17.924**

0.523**

14.Birth preferences respected

2.06±0.99

3.00±0.05

-17.943**

0.524**

15.Birth position of choice

1.23±0.87

1.57±0.65

-5.975**

0.172**

16.Language understood

2.25±0.67

2.99±0.08

-20.943**

0.597**

17.Felt informed

2.00±0.66

2.99±0.08

-28.257**

0.700**

18.Emotional well-being

1.66±0.78

2.95±0.21

-30.430**

0.709**

19.Checked understanding

1.99±0.68

2.99±0.08

-27.892**

0.703**

20.Family respected

2.20±0.66

2.97±0.17

-21.294**

0.615**

21.Companionship

1.95±1.10

2.82±0.53

-13.558**

0.374**

22.Timely response

2.26±0.59

2.98±0.13

-22.632**

0.627**

23.Believed about pain

2.47±0.62

2.97±0.18

-14.517**

0.464**

24.Pain management

2.11±0.67

2.91±0.32

-20.537**

0.526**

25.Neglected

2.51±0.75

2.98±0.18

-11.716**

0.395**

26.Verbal abuse

2.92±0.37

3.00±0.05

-3.965**

0.182**

27.Physical abuse

2.98±0.18

3.00±0.00

-1.725

0.064*

28.Bribes

2.99±0.16

3.00±0.00

-0.993

0.014

29.Took best care

2.12±0.51

2.98±0.14

-31.115**

0.677**

30.Trust

2.39±0.55

3.00±0.05

-20.565**

0.605**

31.Discrimination

2.96±0.26

3.00±0.00

-3.311**

0.091**

32.Baby feeding choice respected

2.12±0.50

2.98±0.14

-31.212**

0.676**

33.Support for baby feeding

2.40±0.55

3.00±0.05

-20.638**

0.602**

34.Comfortable birth environment

1.76±0.84

2.72±0.60

-17.665**

0.454**

35.Felt safe

2.13±0.72

2.91±0.28

-19.336**

0.544**

  1. *P≤0.05
  2. **P≤0.01
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