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Table 3 Reliability of the SMSE-PBP (N = 349)

From: Development and validation of a self-management self-efficacy scale for premature birth prevention (SMSE-PBP) for women of childbearing age

Dimensions/Factors

Cronbach’s α

(95% CI)

ω or ωh

Pre-pregnancy SMSE

Sub-total

0.88

(0.87–0.89)

.93a

Factor 1

0.76

(0.73–0.79)

0.70

Factor 2

0.79

(0.76–0.82)

0.70

Factor 3

0.87

(0.85–0.88)

0.86

Pregnancy SMSE

Sub-total

0.96

(0.95–0.96)

.92a

Factor 4

0.82

(0.79–0.84)

0.77

Factor 5

0.89

(0.87–0.90)

0.88

Factor 6

0.95

(0.94–0.95)

0.95

Factor 7

0.85

(0.83–0.87)

0.85

Factor 8

0.85

(0.83–0.86)

0.81

Hospital SMSE

Sub-total

0.96

(0.95–0.96)

.94a

Factor 9

0.93

(0.93–0.94)

0.93

Factor 10

0.93

(0.92–0.94)

0.93

  1. Abbreviations CI, confidence interval; SMSE-PBP, Self-Management Self-Efficacy Scale for Premature Birth Prevention
  2. F1, proactive lifestyle before pregnancy; F2, proactive problem-specific management before pregnancy; F3, proactive collaboration before pregnancy; F4, proactive lifestyle during pregnancy; F5, proactive collaboration during pregnancy; F6, reactive management of risk symptom recognition during pregnancy; F7, reactive management according to risk symptoms during pregnancy; F8, self-monitoring of risk symptoms during pregnancy; F9, proactive collaboration and tracking management of symptoms after hospital admission; F10, proactive support and reactive management of the disease after discharge; ω, coefficient omega; aωh, hierarchical omega