Assessment of Breastfeeding Engagement in Postpartum Women with the UWES-17 scale

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https://doi.org/10.35670/1667-4545.v23.n2.42066

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breastfeeding, puerperal women, psychometrics, maternal and child health, self-report

Abstract

Promotion and monitoring of breastfeeding require reliable and valid instruments that allow studying the engagement of itself. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-17) for the assessment of engagement in breastfeeding practices among 324 postpartum Argentinian women. The UWES-17, Breastfeeding
Self-Efficacy Scale, Postpartum Depression Scale, and a sociodemographic questionnaire were applied. Moreover, reliability, validity, dimensionality, sensitivity, and specificity were analyzed. The UWES-17 demonstrated adequate levels of internal consistency, and its three-dimensional structure was confirmed. Bifactorial analysis supported its usage, and the model verified its external validity. The results validate the UWES-17 as a valid and reliable tool for assessing breastfeeding engagement, thus making it suitable for implementation in clinical and scientific contexts to support interdisciplinary approaches to breastfeeding.

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Mónica Liliana Brizuela, Escuela de Fonoaudiología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba.

Doctoranda en Ciencias de la Salud, Profesora y Vicedirectora  de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Escuela de Fonoaudiología. Blvd, de la Reforma s/n.ciudad Universitaria , 5014. Córdoba. Argentina.

Agustín Ramiro Miranda, Montpellier Interdisciplinary Center on Sustainable Agri-food Systems (MoISA), University of Montpellier, CIRAD, CIHEAM-IAMM, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD.

Doctor en Ciencias de la Salud, egresado de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba.Ex profesor de la Universidad nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de ciencias médicas, escuela de Fonoaudiologia.

Elio Andres Soria, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET, INICSA.

Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Cátedra de Biología Celular, Histología y Embriología, Instituto de Biología Celular, Blvd. de la Reforma s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 5014,  Córdoba, Argentina.

Silvana Valeria Serra, Escuela de Fonoaudiología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba.

Dra en fonoaudiología, egresada en la Universidad de Rosario. Directora y profesora de Universidad nacional de Córdoba, facultad de ciencias médicas, Escuela de Fonoaudiología. Blvd, de la Reforma s/n.ciudad Universitaria , 5014. Córdoba. Argentina.

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2023-08-01

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Brizuela, M. L., Miranda, A. R., Sogno, L., Malpassi, L., Soria, E. A., & Serra, S. V. (2023). Assessment of Breastfeeding Engagement in Postpartum Women with the UWES-17 scale. Revista Evaluar, 23(2), 28–39. https://doi.org/10.35670/1667-4545.v23.n2.42066

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