Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Optimality Index-US (OI-US) to assess maternity care outcomes


YÜCEL Ç., Taskin L., LOW L. K.

MIDWIFERY, vol.31, no.12, pp.1135-1142, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.midw.2015.08.003
  • Journal Name: MIDWIFERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1135-1142
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: although obstetrical interventions are used commonly in Turkey, there is no standardized evidence-based assessment tool to evaluate maternity care outcomes. The Optimality Index-US (OI-US) is an evidence-based tool that was developed for the purpose of measuring aggregate perinatal care processes and outcomes against an optimal or best possible standard. This index has been validated and used in Netherlands, USA and UK until now.