The Emancipated Decision-Making Scale (EDMS) is an instrument used to measure each of the sub-concepts of the Wittmann-Price Theory of Emancipated Decicion-making (EDM); a new theoretical model for nursing care to increase women's satisfaction with decision-making about healthcare issues.
Developed by:
Ruth A. Wittmann-Price (DeSales University)
Measure domains:
empowerment
flexible environment
personal knowledge
reflection awareness of social norms
flexible environment
personal knowledge
reflection awareness of social norms
Items and subscales:
35 items
5 subscales
5 subscales
Outcomes predicted:
Satisfaction with the decision of infant feeding method
Cronbach's alpha:
0.88
pilot study (N=18)
pilot study (N=18)
Study population(s):
Majority white, upper-middle-class women ages 18-50 who delivered uncompromised term infants at a northeastern hospital and who had decided on and enacted an infant feeding method within the first day of birth.
Additional information:
Current study used a survey tool that included three instruments: the Subject Demographic Questionnaire (SDQ), the Emancipated Decision-Making Scale (EDMS), and the Satisfaction with Decision (SWD) scale to explore the relationship of emacipated decision-making and satisfaction with decision.
Measure validated?:
Y
Link(s) to Validation Study and/or Measure:
Uses in Other Studies:
https://wittmannpricetheory.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/wittmann-price_2006_bf_study.pdf
Cook K, Loomis C. The Impact of Choice and Control on Women's Childbirth Experiences. J Perinat Educ. 2012;21(3):158–68. doi: 10.1891/1058-1243.21.3.158.
Citation of original article
Get citationWittmann-Price R. A. (2006). Exploring the subconcepts of the Wittman-Price theory of emancipated decision-making in women’s health care. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 38(4), 377–382 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2006.00130.x