Psychometric evaluation of the early postnatal questionnaire for Swedish population.

IF 2.1 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Pub Date : 2024-04-22 DOI:10.1080/02646838.2024.2338475

I. Hildingsson

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BACKGROUND Previously developed instruments measuring the quality of postnatal care, based on women's experiences and views, are mainly country-specific which makes it important to have studies for specific populations. The aim of this study was to explore validity and reliability evidence of a previously developed postnatal questionnaire for women living in Sweden. METHOD A cross-sectional study based on self-report questionnaire. The questionnaire included the Early Postnatal Questionnaire (EPQ), and was administered to 1061 women who gave birth in two regional hospitals in Swedish during 2017. Validity evidence of the EPQ was undertaken using principal component analysis. Regarding reliability, Cronbach's alpha was used. RESULTS The questionnaire was returned by 483 postnatal women. The analysis resulted in three components: Information, Postnatal Environment and Caring Relationship. The Cronbach alpha values of the components ranged from 0.762 to 0.879. Foreign-born women scored higher (more positively) in all three components, compared to women born in Sweden. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that the instrument EPQ is a psychometrically useful tool, suitable for both research and clinical settings. The three-component structure provides researchers with the opportunity to conduct a more detailed exploration of various aspects of postnatal care to develop postnatal care. Further studies focusing on foreign-born women's experiences of postnatal care are warranted.

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针对瑞典人口的产后早期问卷心理计量评估。

背景以前开发的基于妇女经验和观点的产后护理质量测量工具主要针对特定国家，因此对特定人群进行研究非常重要。本研究的目的是探讨之前针对瑞典妇女开发的产后调查问卷的有效性和可靠性。该问卷包括产后早期问卷（EPQ），对2017年期间在瑞典两家地区医院分娩的1061名产妇进行了问卷调查。采用主成分分析法对EPQ进行了有效性验证。结果483名产后妇女交回了问卷。分析得出了三个组成部分：信息、产后环境和关爱关系。各组成部分的 Cronbach alpha 值介于 0.762 和 0.879 之间。与瑞典出生的妇女相比，外国出生的妇女在所有三个组成部分中的得分都更高（更积极）。三部分结构为研究人员提供了对产后护理的各个方面进行更详细探索的机会，从而促进产后护理的发展。有必要进一步研究外国出生妇女的产后护理经验。

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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology reports and reviews outstanding research on psychological, behavioural, medical and social aspects of human reproduction, pregnancy and infancy. Medical topics focus on obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and psychiatry. The growing work in relevant aspects of medical communication and medical sociology are also covered. Relevant psychological work includes developmental psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, behavioural medicine, psychology of women and health psychology. Research into psychological aspects of midwifery, health visiting and nursing is central to the interests of the Journal. The Journal is of special value to those concerned with interdisciplinary issues. As a result, the Journal is of particular interest to those concerned with fundamental processes in behaviour and to issues of health promotion and service organization.