Validation of the Empowerment Model of Midwives Working in the Maternity Ward of Tehran Educational Hospitals

Today, the issue of staff empowerment is in the spotlight because capable, skilled and better motivated staff will be able to adapt to change. Also, capable behaviors in hospitals can lead to improvements in health care.

The research was conducted to validate the model of empowerment of midwives working in the maternity ward of Tehran teaching hospitals. To validate 20 specialists and experts in gynecology and midwifery and educational management by purposeful sampling method and 135 midwives who working in the maternity ward of educational centers in The city of Tehran was selected by stratified random clustering. The data collection tool was Strauss and Karbin 5-point Likert questionnaire. SPSS 22 software and inferential statistical tests such as one-sample t were used to validate and evaluate the model.

In model validation, the components of adaptability, comprehensibility, generalizability and control were above average with an average of 4/55, 4/55, 4/45 and 4/60, respectively, and expressed the internal validity of the model according to experts.Also, for midwives, the components of adaptability, comprehensibility, generalizability and control were above average with an average of 4/21, 4/23, 4/03 and
 4/05, respectively, and indicate the internal validity of the model from the users' point of view.

The model is valid for experts and users and can be used in maternity wards of teaching hospitals.