Validation of the Turkish Version of the Modified Early Obstetric Warning Systems (MEOWS) Charts

Samsun Education and Research Hospital

Status

Completed

Conditions

Validation

Treatments

Other: patient-administered questionnaires

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05678920

MEOWS

Details and patient eligibility

About

It was aimed to study MEOWS on patients in the obstetrics clinic and to evaluate the performance of this scale as a screening tool and to contribute to its usability in Turkey by translating MEOWS into Turkish.

Full description

The Modified Early Obstetric Warning System (MEOWS) is a score-based or color-coded system used to detect changes in physiological parameters and enable earlier recognition and management of deteriorating patients.It was first validated by Sigh et al., then its validity and reliability were demonstrated in many countries, especially in countries with low socio-economic status.Early warning systems are not routinely used in obstetrics clinics in Turkey, and there is no Turkish version of MEOWS in the literature. In this study, it was aimed to study MEOWS on patients in obstetrics clinics and to evaluate the performance of this scale as a screening tool and to validate MEOWS by translating it into Turkish.

The study was carried out in 3 stages. The first stage is the translation of MEOWS into Turkish and its cultural adaptation, the second stage is the use of the study scale and the elimination of deficiencies by conducting a pilot study on 30 patients, and the third stage is the collection and evaluation of patient data until the specified sample size is reached.

Enrollment

350 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 40 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Obstetric patients receiving inpatient treatment in obstetrics and gynecology clinics
Patients whose pregnancy is older than 28 weeks and between 6 weeks postpartum
Patients who agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria