All Outputs (58)

The Birth Satisfaction Scale–Revised (BSS-R): should the subscale scores or the total score be used? (2018)
Journal Article
Martin, C. R., Hollins Martin, C. J., Burduli, E., Barbosa-Leiker, C., Donovan-Batson, C., & Fleming, S. E. (2018). The Birth Satisfaction Scale–Revised (BSS-R): should the subscale scores or the total score be used?. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 36(5), 530-535. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2018.1490498

Objective and background: The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is increasingly being used internationally as the instrument of choice for the assessment of birth satisfaction. There remains conjecture over the most appropriate way t... Read More about The Birth Satisfaction Scale–Revised (BSS-R): should the subscale scores or the total score be used?.

Establishing a coherent and replicable measurement model of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (2018)
Journal Article
Martin, C. R., & Redshaw, M. (2018). Establishing a coherent and replicable measurement model of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Psychiatry research, 264, 182-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.03.062

© 2018 The Authors The 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is an established screening tool for postnatal depression. Inconsistent findings in factor structure and replication difficulties have limited the scope of development of the... Read More about Establishing a coherent and replicable measurement model of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.

Construct and content validity of the Turkish Birth Satisfaction Scale–Revised (T-BSS-R) (2018)
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Göncü Serhatlıoğlu, S., Karahan, N., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2018). Construct and content validity of the Turkish Birth Satisfaction Scale–Revised (T-BSS-R). Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 36(3), 235-245. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2018.1443322

Background: The Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised (BSS-R) is a valid and reliable scale designed to assess women’s experiences of labour and childbirth. Objective: To assess factor structure, validity, and reliability of the Turkish Birth Satisfact... Read More about Construct and content validity of the Turkish Birth Satisfaction Scale–Revised (T-BSS-R).

Applying a midwifery-specific decision-making tool to midwives' clinical reasoning and midwifery practice when managing a woman's perineum in labor: An exploratory study (2018)
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Jefford, E., Jomeen, J., Guy, F., Newcombe, B., & Martin, C. (2018). Applying a midwifery-specific decision-making tool to midwives' clinical reasoning and midwifery practice when managing a woman's perineum in labor: An exploratory study. International journal of childbirth, 8(1), 54-66. https://doi.org/10.1891/2156-5287.8.1.54

INTRODUCTION: Many of the risk factors for perineal trauma are modifiable, and midwives are in an ideal position to mitigate such risks. To date, no investigation using a midwifery-specific decision-making tool has sought to determine how midwives ma... Read More about Applying a midwifery-specific decision-making tool to midwives' clinical reasoning and midwifery practice when managing a woman's perineum in labor: An exploratory study.

Development and validation of the Australian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) (2017)
Journal Article
Jefford, E., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2018). Development and validation of the Australian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 36(1), 42-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2017.1396302

Objective and background: The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) has recently been endorsed by international expert consensus for global use as the birth satisfaction outcome measure of choice. English-language versions of the tool incl... Read More about Development and validation of the Australian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R).

Quality of Life in a mixed ethnic population after myocardial infarction (2017)
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Webster, R. A., Thompson, D. R., Larkin, D., Mayou, R. A., & Martin, C. R. (2017). Quality of Life in a mixed ethnic population after myocardial infarction. European journal for person centered healthcare, 5(3), 295. https://doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v5i3.1298

Background: Although South Asian people are a significant ethnic group at increased risk of coronary heart disease and high mortality rates and experience greater delays with respect to diagnosis, referral and treatment, comparatively little is known... Read More about Quality of Life in a mixed ethnic population after myocardial infarction.

Minimum sample size requirements for a validation study of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) (2017)
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Martin, C. R., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2017). Minimum sample size requirements for a validation study of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Journal of Nursing and Practice, 1(1), 25-30

Introduction: The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is a theoretically anchored and easy to administer multidimensional measure of the birth satisfaction construct. The use of the BSS-R Internationally has led to an increasing number... Read More about Minimum sample size requirements for a validation study of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R).

The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised Indicator (BSS-RI) (2017)
Journal Article
Martin, C. R., Hollins Martin, C., & Redshaw, M. (2017). The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised Indicator (BSS-RI). BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 17(1), Article 277. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-017-1459-5

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: The current study sought to develop a short birth satisfaction indicator utilising items from the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) for use as a brief measure of birth satisfaction and as a possible key perfor... Read More about The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised Indicator (BSS-RI).

When winners need help (2017)
Journal Article
Martin, C. R., Larkin, D., Levy, A., Marchant, D., & Martin, C. (2018). When winners need help. The psychologist, 30(8), 42-46

Perceptions of learning disability nurses and support staff towards people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia (2017)
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McCorkindale, S., Fleming, M. P., & Martin, C. R. (2017). Perceptions of learning disability nurses and support staff towards people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, 24(5), 282-292. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12381

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd What is known about the subject?: People with learning disability are more likely than the general population to develop schizophrenia. Personal recovery philosophies are based on positive attitudes and an optimism that... Read More about Perceptions of learning disability nurses and support staff towards people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.

Cross-cultural invariance of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R): comparing UK and US samples (2017)
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Burduli, E., Barbosa-Leiker, C., Fleming, S., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2017). Cross-cultural invariance of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R): comparing UK and US samples. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 35(3), 248-260. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2017.1310374

Objective: This research sought to test the measurement invariance of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) across United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) samples. Multiple-group measurement was tested and latent means analysis compared lev... Read More about Cross-cultural invariance of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R): comparing UK and US samples.

Woman’s Experience of Childbirth: Qualitative Analysis from Data Derived from the 30-Item-Birth-Satisfaction-Scale (2017)
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Procter, S., Hollins Martin, C. J., Larkin, D., & Martin, C. R. (2017). Woman’s Experience of Childbirth: Qualitative Analysis from Data Derived from the 30-Item-Birth-Satisfaction-Scale. Scientific pages of Nursing, 1(1), 10-17

Background: The 30-Item-Birth-Satisfaction-Scale (30-item-BSS) was developed to evaluate women’s experiences of childbirth. Objective: To thematically analyse the qualitative responses to questions comprising the 30-item BSS questionnaire, to iden... Read More about Woman’s Experience of Childbirth: Qualitative Analysis from Data Derived from the 30-Item-Birth-Satisfaction-Scale.

Is health-related quality of life the same for elderly polish migrants, Turkish migrants and German natives? Testing the reliability and construct validity of the Sf-36 health survey in a cross-cultural comparison (2017)
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Buchcik, J., Westenhöfer, J., Fleming, M., & Martin, C. R. (2017). Is health-related quality of life the same for elderly polish migrants, Turkish migrants and German natives? Testing the reliability and construct validity of the Sf-36 health survey in a cross-cultural comparison. Cogent psychology, 4(1), Article 1280984. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2017.1280984

© 2017 The Author(s). Objective: The Sf-36 is the most widely used instrument to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with the most convincing evidence of both internal consistency and test–retest reliability. In addition, it is appropriate... Read More about Is health-related quality of life the same for elderly polish migrants, Turkish migrants and German natives? Testing the reliability and construct validity of the Sf-36 health survey in a cross-cultural comparison.

Measurement and structural invariance of the US version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) in a large sample (2016)
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Martin, C. R., Hollins Martin, C. J., Burduli, E., Barbosa-Leiker, C., Donovan-Batson, C., & Fleming, S. E. (2017). Measurement and structural invariance of the US version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) in a large sample. Women and Birth, 30(4), e172-e178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2016.11.006

© 2016 Australian College of Midwives Background The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is being increasingly used internationally. The use of the measure and the concept has gathered traction in the United States following the developm... Read More about Measurement and structural invariance of the US version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) in a large sample.

Using Compassion Focused Therapy as an adjunct to Trauma-Focused CBT for Fire Service personnel suffering with trauma-related symptoms (2016)
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Beaumont, E., Durkin, M., McAndrew, S., & Martin, C. R. (2016). Using Compassion Focused Therapy as an adjunct to Trauma-Focused CBT for Fire Service personnel suffering with trauma-related symptoms. Cognitive behaviour therapist, 9, Article e34. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X16000209

Individuals working for the emergency services often bear witness to distressing events. This outcome study examines therapeutic interventions for Fire Service personnel (FSP) experiencing symptoms of trauma, depression, anxiety and low levels of sel... Read More about Using Compassion Focused Therapy as an adjunct to Trauma-Focused CBT for Fire Service personnel suffering with trauma-related symptoms.

Caloric estimation of healthy and unhealthy foods in normal-weight, overweight and obese participants (2016)
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Larkin, D., & Martin, C. R. (2016). Caloric estimation of healthy and unhealthy foods in normal-weight, overweight and obese participants. Eating behaviors : an international journal, 23, 91-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2016.08.004

Individuals make dietary choices each time they consume food or drink, and assign labels to each item, such as un/healthy, high/low in calories, high/low in nutrients. These labels are thought to be snap judgments based on prior, and often limited nu... Read More about Caloric estimation of healthy and unhealthy foods in normal-weight, overweight and obese participants.

Birth Satisfaction Scale/Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS/BSS-R): A large scale United States planned home birth and birth centre survey (2016)
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Fleming, S. E., Donovan-Batson, C., Burduli, E., Barbosa-Leiker, C., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2016). Birth Satisfaction Scale/Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS/BSS-R): A large scale United States planned home birth and birth centre survey. Midwifery, 41, 9-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.07.008

Objective to explore the prevalence of birth satisfaction for childbearing women planning to birth in their home or birth centers in the United States. Examining differences in birth satisfaction of the home and birth centers; and those who birthed i... Read More about Birth Satisfaction Scale/Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS/BSS-R): A large scale United States planned home birth and birth centre survey.

A randomised controlled pilot study of Experience Focused Counselling with voice hearers (2016)
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Schnackenberg, J., Fleming, M., & Martin, C. R. (2017). A randomised controlled pilot study of Experience Focused Counselling with voice hearers. Psychosis, 9(1), 12-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2016.1185452

Background: There is a need for improved psychosocial interventions for distressed voice hearers. Aims: To evaluate a novel approach to hearing voices: Experience Focused Counselling (EFC) aka Making Sense of Voices. Study design and methods: Twelv... Read More about A randomised controlled pilot study of Experience Focused Counselling with voice hearers.

Measurement equivalence of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R): further evidence of construct validity (2016)
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Martin, C. R., Vardavaki, Z., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2016). Measurement equivalence of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R): further evidence of construct validity. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 34(4), 394-402. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2016.1184747

© 2016 Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology. Objective and background: The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is being increasingly used internationally, including the development of translated versions of the tool. However, t... Read More about Measurement equivalence of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R): further evidence of construct validity.

A survey of women’s birth experiences in Scotland using the Birth Satisfaction Scale (BSS) (2015)
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Hollins Martin, C., & Martin, C. (2015). A survey of women’s birth experiences in Scotland using the Birth Satisfaction Scale (BSS). European journal for person centered healthcare, 3(4), 478-486. https://doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v3i4.1019

Background: ‘Birth satisfaction’ is important since experience of labour can influence women’s post-natal adjustment. Objective: To explore: (1) childbearing women’s experiences of ‘birth satisfaction’ and (2) identify contexts in which it is more... Read More about A survey of women’s birth experiences in Scotland using the Birth Satisfaction Scale (BSS).