Table 2: The comparison results between technological competency of caring in nursing recognition and its practical situation.
Factor name (Cronbach's alpha for the overall scale = 0.966) Factor loading
Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 Factor 5
Factor 1 Care that Enhances Self-Care Ability (α = 0.914)
23 Explain psychological characteristics during pregnancy to pregnant women with threatened premature labor and their families .752 −.054 .219 −.136 −.013
21 Teach relaxation methods designed to relieve mental and physical tension .721 .000 .204 −.141 −.034
30 Provide an environment in which pregnant women with threatened premature labor can convey to their family the feelings they have towards their family (feelings of apology, being a burden, sense of alienation, etc.) .672 −.057 .100 .034 −.005
26 Understand the feelings of the partner .642 −.080 .112 −.025 −.036
29 Provide settings for interactions with others (roommates, other pregnant women with threatened premature labor, etc.) .596 .066 .095 .059 −.007
46 Knowing how decision-making was demonstrated until now .575 .054 −.090 .248 .037
38 Actively provide opportunities for the partner to engage with the fetus .571 .022 −.205 .302 .015
48 Allow women to realize their own strength and ability .558 .043 −.070 .334 −.060
3 Implement methods of preventing weakness of both lower limbs .523 .035 −.164 −.169 .308
44 Discuss hospital life so that thinking about how to live each current day does not become stressful .515 .133 −.025 .185 .027
35 Coordinate times, places, and content so that women can practice after antepartum education .508 .044 −.345 .414 .003
28 Provide information on social resources that women can use for problems related to hospital life .491 .001 .093 .076 .087
20 Make suggestions to provide a change of pace to women, such as reading, music, walking (wheelchair) .485 .016 .319 −.060 −.048
Factor 2 Care That Changes Depending on the Situation (α = 0.902)
56 Allow plenty of time when providing pregnant women with threatened premature labor with treatment and care .093 .842 −.114 −.057 −.023
60 Address complaints promptly −.067 .784 −.018 .060 .000
63 Interact with pregnant women with threatened premature labor with enthusiasm in hospital life and treatment .070 .756 .106 −.102 .007
55 Pay attention to the tone, tempo, volume, and intonation of women's voices −.106 .748 .068 .049 −.021
62 Perform tests and treatment taking into account the circumstances of pregnant women with threatened premature labor .004 .734 .019 −.013 .025
61 Explain results of blood tests, other tests, and prenatal checkups at each occasion .043 .600 −.021 −.003 .104
57 Act as a confidant .137 .588 .207 −.021 −.036
Factor 3 Care That Respects the Wishes of Pregnant Women With TPL (α = 0.920)
18 Think about care that can help women maintain and continue wishing for a safe delivery .262 .016 .818 .027 −.059
16 Understand that pregnant women with threatened premature labor and their fetuses are doing their best together .230 .049 .735 .093 .054
15 Understand the feelings of the pregnant women with threatened premature labor if their body will hold up as a result of hospitalization and treatment −.146 .020 .690 −.025 .041
14 Listen not only to the content of women's conversations, but also the underlying messages and emotions .084 .115 .637 −.084 .036
17 Continuously talk with pregnant women with threatened premature labor so that they can discover the value in becoming pregnant .123 −.017 .636 −.079 .032
12 Understand how women accept their present situation (hospitalization, course of pregnancy, treatment) .019 −.026 .599 .165 .126
24 Present an attitude of respect for women's self-determination −.010 .046 .571 .112 .045
22 Teach pregnant women with threatened premature labor how to understand and prevent living behaviors that lead to premature labor .099 −.039 .530 .267 −.012
25 Explain the need for support from partners and families .097 −.041 .394 .168 .010
Factor 4 Care Related to Information to Predict the Future Lives of Pregnant Women With TPL (α = 0.889)
32 Evaluate women's level of knowledge of childbirth and childcare and their level of understanding of the content .079 −.004 .077 .685 −.009
37 Think of ways in which pregnant women with threatened premature labor and their families can prepare for childbirth if they are unprepared for delivery .134 .009 -.018 .630 −.009
39 Explain breastfeeding .054 −.187 .067 .622 .125
47 Provide information capable of predicting childbirth and childcare .214 −.030 .043 .571 .011
50 Explain the status of the mother and fetus, symptoms of threatened premature labor, and the course of pregnancy to pregnant women with threatened premature labor and their families until they understand −.089 .128 .207 .528 .035
49 Check if the physician's explanation is satisfactory, and if not, convey this to the physician −.307 .156 .340 .518 .025
34 Understand the feelings of pregnant women with threatened premature labor and their partners regarding childbirth and childcare .375 .051 .067 .441 −.116
40 Offer words that inspire women to set goals to continue pregnancy −.087 .131 .313 .437 .075
Factor 5 Practical Care for Continued Pregnancy (α = 0.848)
1 Implement methods that can alleviate the side effects of drugs (palpitations, hot flushes, penetration pain, etc.) −.127 −.008 .009 .088 .736
2 Implement methods to relieve low back pain and other pain from bed rest .138 .014 −.086 −.012 .647
5 Teach women positions that can alleviate abdominal strain .068 −.062 .034 .096 .602
6 Contrive ways to make it easier for pregnant women with TPL to move independently .122 .063 .058 −.065 .528
9 Plan excretion control and facilitate excretion −.154 .072 .160 .103 .508
8 Check that food is suitable for anemia or women's appetite .091 .108 .026 −.027 .446
10 Teach methods of coping with insomnia or poor sleep .332 .011 .092 −.122 .440
4 Explain the advantages and disadvantages of bed rest .104 −.094 .038 .184 .430
Cumulative contribution ratio (%) 40.370 45.011 47.876 50.497 52.512
Factor 2 .559
Factor 3 .611 .709
Factor 4 .601 .603 .654
Factor 5 .601 .550 .658 .567
Note. N = 613. TPL= threatened preterm labor.