Facetten von Care

Abstract

In this work, the construct of care in the context of midwifery is empirically researched in an innovative approach. With the help of the facet theory, care is operationalised by extracting individual observable parts in order to be able to compare the construct with the normative ideas of midwives about their own work. For this purpose, a questionnaire is developed and applied, which is evaluated using various forms of multidimensional scaling. To validate the results, they are compared with the content-analytical evaluation of problem-centred interviews. The research approach described is relevant for all disciplines in which care can be understood as a central phenomenon.