Psychometric evaluation of the postpartum specific anxiety scale in an Iranian population (PSAS-IR)

Hasanzadeh, Robab, Jafarabadi, Mohammad Asghari, Hasanpour, Shirin, Fallon, Victoria ORCID: 0000-0002-7350-2568, Silverio, Sergio A ORCID: 0000-0001-7177-3471, Montazeri, Reyhane and Mirghafourvand, Mojgan (2021) Psychometric evaluation of the postpartum specific anxiety scale in an Iranian population (PSAS-IR). BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH, 21 (1). 597-.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-04085-w

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Anxiety is one of the most prevalent mental health disorders among mothers during the postpartum period, which can lead to maternal and infant physical and psychological consequences. The Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale (PSAS) predicts unique variance in postnatal outcomes over and above general anxiety tools. It has never been used in Iran and its validity and reliability have not been assessed either. Therefore, the present study aimed to translate and investigate the psychometric properties of the PSAS-IR.<h4>Methods</h4>510 women, from six weeks to six months postpartum, were selected through random sampling in 2020. After forward and back-translation, the face validity, content validity, and construct validity of PSAS (through confirmatory factor analysis) were examined. The reliability of the scale was assessed using both internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and test-retest stability methods.<h4>Results</h4>CVI and CVR values of the PSAS tool were 0.89 and 0.88, respectively. The good fit indices confirmed the validity of four-factor structure. Cronbach's alpha coefficient and Intra Correlation Coefficient (ICC) equaled 0.93 and 0.92, respectively.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The Persian version of PSAS is a valid and reliable four-factor scale, it will improve the measurement of postpartum anxiety in an Iranian setting. This will improve the measurement of postpartum anxiety in an Iranian setting.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Postpartum anxiety, Psychometric, Iran
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	20 Sep 2021 08:58
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 21:28
DOI:	10.1186/s12884-021-04085-w
Open Access URL:	https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/a...
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3137678