Content Validity
The scale form was sent to 16 experts in the field of midwifery via
e-mail with clear instructions about the definition of each area,
scoring, and assessment criteria. In the assessments of the expert
opinions, using the Davis technique, the content validity index (CVI)
was calculated. The experts were asked to rate each item by selecting
one of the following: “not suitable/should be removed”, “somewhat
suitable/major revision required”, “highly suitable/minor revision
required”, and “completely suitable”.25 The CVI
value was calculated as 0.80. No item needed to be removed from the
scale based on its CVI value. A pilot implementation was made with the
participation of ten postpartum women with similar characteristics to
those in the sample, and it was concluded that the scale could be
applied to the main sample as there was no problem in the comprehension
of the scale items.