Table 4 Mean, standard deviation and distributional characteristics of EMC sub-scales and total scale scores (N = 225)
From: Women’s experiences of maternity care in England: preliminary development of a standard measure
Scale and sub-scale | Mean | SD | Min. | Max. | Skew | Kurtosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sub-scale | ||||||
Care appraisal (PR) | 10.00 | 2.31 | 1 | 12 | −1.34 | 1.43 |
Information (PR) | 6.60 | 1.83 | 1 | 8 | −1.05 | −0.13 |
Antenatal communication (PR) | 9.66 | 2.57 | 2 | 12 | − 0.84 | − 0.33 |
Continuity (PR) | 5.10 | 2.41 | 0 | 8 | −0.38 | − 0.95 |
Antenatal checks (PR) | 5.49 | 1.92 | 0 | 8 | −0.39 | −0.56 |
Care quality (LB) | 22.77 | 5.45 | 0 | 28 | −1.39 | 1.87 |
Care needs (LB) | 14.70 | 5.15 | 0 | 20 | −0.84 | −0.19 |
Adequacy of care (PN) | 11.50 | 4.13 | 0 | 16 | −0.80 | − 0.24 |
HP Communicationa (PN) | 11.98 | 3.55 | 0 | 16 | −0.82 | 0.11 |
Individualised care (PN) | 12.72 | 3.20 | 0 | 16 | −0.99 | 0.73 |
Total scale scores | ||||||
Pregnancy scale total score | 36.84 | 8.29 | 12 | 48 | −0.66 | − 0.41 |
Labour & birth scale total score | 37.47 | 9.96 | 0 | 48 | −1.18 | 0.92 |
Postnatal scale total score | 36.20 | 9.10 | 5 | 48 | −0.83 | 0.08 |
Six-item scale total (PR) | 19.65 | 4.43 | 3 | 24 | −1.02 | 0.57 |