Validity and reliability of an Arabic-language version of the postpartum specific anxiety scale research short-form in Jordan

IF 2.8 3区医学 Q1 NURSING

Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care Pub Date : 2024-05-20 DOI:10.1111/birt.12840

Heba H. Hijazi MSc, PhD, Main N. Alolayyan MSc, PhD, Rabah M. Al Abdi MSc, PhD, Ahmed Hossain MSc, PhD, Victoria Fallon BSc (Hons), PhD, Sergio A. Silverio MPsycholSci (Hons), MSc

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Abstract

Objective

The English-language Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale (PSAS) is a valid, reliable measure for postpartum anxiety (PPA), but its 51-item length is a limitation. Consequently, the PSAS Working Group developed the PSAS Research Short-Form (PSAS-RSF), a statistically robust 16-item tool that effectively assesses PPA. This study aimed to assess and validate the reliability of an Arabic-language version of the PSAS-RSF in Jordan (PSAS-JO-RSF).

Methods

Using a cross-sectional methodological design, a sample of Arabic-speaking mothers (N = 391) with infants aged up to 6 months were recruited via convenience sampling from a prominent tertiary hospital in northern Jordan. Factor analysis, composite reliability (CR), average variance extracted (AVE), McDonald's ω, and inter-item correlation measures were all examined.

Results

Explanatory factor analysis revealed a four-factor model consistent with the English-language version of the PSAS-RSF, explaining a cumulative variance of 61.5%. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the good fit of the PSAS-JO-RSF (χ²/df = 1.48, CFI = 0.974, TLI = 0.968, RMSEA = 0.039, SRMR = 0.019, p < 0.001). The four factors demonstrated acceptable to good reliability, with McDonald's ω ranging from 0.778 to 0.805, with 0.702 for the overall scale. The CR and AVE results supported the validity and reliability of the PSAS-JO-RSF.

Conclusion

This study establishes an Arabic-language version of the PSAS-JO-RSF as a valid and reliable scale for screening postpartum anxieties in Jordan.

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阿拉伯语版约旦产后特定焦虑量表研究简表的有效性和可靠性。

目的：英语产后焦虑量表（PSAS）是一种有效、可靠的产后焦虑（PPA）测量工具，但其 51 个项目的长度是一个局限。因此，产后焦虑量表工作组开发了产后焦虑量表研究短表（PSAS-RSF），这是一种统计稳健的 16 个条目工具，可有效评估 PPA。本研究旨在评估和验证阿拉伯语版 PSAS-RSF 在约旦的可靠性（PSAS-JO-RSF）：方法：采用横断面方法设计，从约旦北部一家著名的三级医院通过便利抽样的方式招募了讲阿拉伯语的母亲（N = 391），她们的婴儿年龄在 6 个月以内。研究对因子分析、综合信度（CR）、平均方差提取（AVE）、麦当劳ω和项目间相关性进行了检验：解释性因子分析显示，四因子模型与英语版 PSAS-RSF 一致，解释了 61.5%的累积方差。确认性因素分析证实了 PSAS-JO-RSF 的良好拟合度（χ2/df = 1.48，CFI = 0.974，TLI = 0.968，RMSEA = 0.039，SRMR = 0.019，p 结论：本研究建立了阿拉伯语版本的 PSAS-JO-RSF：本研究确定了阿拉伯语版本的 PSAS-JO-RSF 是筛查约旦产后焦虑症的有效、可靠量表。

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Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care 医学-妇产科学

CiteScore

4.10

自引率

4.00%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care is a multidisciplinary, refereed journal devoted to issues and practices in the care of childbearing women, infants, and families. It is written by and for professionals in maternal and neonatal health, nurses, midwives, physicians, public health workers, doulas, social scientists, childbirth educators, lactation counselors, epidemiologists, and other health caregivers and policymakers in perinatal care.