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ArticleInternational journal of community based nursing and midwifery2020

Measurement Model of Women's Preferences in Obstetrician and Gynecologist Selection in the Private Sector: Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis.

Masood Setoodefar, Hamed Tabesh, Fatemeh Tara, Saeed Eslami, Fatemeh Heshmati Nabavi, Najmeh Valizadeh Zare, Seyyed Hassan Taheri, Mohammad Reza Rajabzadeh Moghaddam, Kobra Etminani

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Article in International journal of community based nursing and midwifery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Masood SetoodefarDepartment of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Hamed TabeshDepartment of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Fatemeh TaraPatient Safety Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Saeed EslamiDepartment of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Fatemeh Heshmati NabaviNursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Najmeh Valizadeh ZareNursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Seyyed Hassan TaheriDepartment of Computer Sciences, School of Engineering, Khayyam University, Mashhad, Iran.
Mohammad Reza Rajabzadeh MoghaddamDepartment of Pure Mathematics, Center of Excellence in Analysis on Algebraic Structures (CEAAS), Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran.
Kobra EtminaniDepartment of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRKhayyam University · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this study is to construct and validate a measurement model of women's preferences in Obstetrician and Gynecologist (OB/GYN) selection in the private sector of non-clinical parameters.

methodsThis methodological study included 462 respondents in OB/GYN's offices to a researcher-made questionnaire. The patients visited 57 offices of OB/GYNs in the city of Mashhad in Iran and completed women's preferences in OB/GYN selection questionnaire over a 2-month period from January to February 2018. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was conducted to verify the instrument's construct validity. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to test whether the data fit our hypothesized model obtained from EFA model.

resultsThe first draft of the questionnaire was prepared with 118 items based on literature review. The outcome of content validity assessment was a 51-item questionnaire. Scale-Content Validity Index (S-CVI) turned out to be 0.80. The results of EFA yielded an instrument with 33 items in six domains, which explained 52.657% of the total variance of the questionnaire. With performing CFA, the 6-factor model with 29 items demonstrated a good fit with the data (CFI=0.952, CMIN/DF=1.613, RMSEA=0.036). Availability and Accessibility, Communicational Skills, Office Environment, Recommendation by Others, Special Services, and Cost and Insurance were found to define the women's preferences in OB/GYN selection in private sector, Iran.

conclusionThe developed measurement model considers the patient's preferences that influence decision-making process on OB/GYN selection. It can provide useful knowledge for OB/GYNs and policymakers to design appropriate and efficient marketing strategies according to the consumer preferences priority.

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Factor analysisObstetric and gynecologic patientsPatient preferencesWomen’s health services

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