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. | | | | | |