Development and Validation of an Anxiety Scale for Pregnancy

Doyle‐Waters, Mary M.; Kishor, Nand; Doyle‐Baker, Patricia K.

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“…In Doyle-Waters study, the correlations between the scores of the state and trait subscales of ASP and the STAI were 0.57 and 0.61, respectively. The correlations between the ASP subscale scores and STAI subscale scores were in the range 0.33 to 0.45 (20).…”

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“…All subscales consist of 3 items except attractive factor. Content validity and internal consistency of the ASP have been demonstrated during its initial development (Cronbach α = 0.76) (20).…”

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“…It covers more dimensions of pregnancy-related anxiety compared with other scales, and because it was developed and examined on both primiparous and multiparous women, it can be used for all women. The factors comprising the scale were related to the following elements: the baby, labor, marital relations, attractiveness, and support (20). In the present study, we aimed to translate and investigate the validity and reliability of the Farsi version of the ASP in a sample of Iranian pregnant women.…”

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Validation of the Anxiety Scale for Pregnancy in a Sample of Iranian Women

Mortazavi¹,

Akaberi²

2017

International Journal of Women’s Health and Reproduction Scienc

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Validation of the Anxiety Scale for Pregnancy in a Sample of Iranian Women

Mortazavi¹,

Akaberi²

2017

International Journal of Women’s Health and Reproduction Scienc

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“…The Anxiety Scale for Pregnancy (ASP) Doyle Waters developed the Anxiety Scale for Pregnancy (ASP) in 2001 and con rmed its validity and reliability (24). The original version of the ASP contains 14 items (7 items with negative expression and 7 items with positive expression) and 5 factors consisting of baby, labor, marital, attractiveness, and support.…”

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Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Counseling Therapy on Pregnancy Anxiety and Fear of Childbirth: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Mortazavi

Mehrabadi

Karrabi

2020

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Background & Aim: Fear of childbirth and pregnancy anxiety may affect the desire for normal delivery. No study has investigated the effectiveness of solution-focused counseling on either pregnancy anxiety or all factors comprising fear of childbirth. We aimed to investigate the effects of solution-focused counseling in reducing pregnancy anxiety and fear of childbirth.Methods and materials: This randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 121 nulliparous women in 2019. Participants with moderate to severe fear of childbirth were randomly divided into the intervention and control groups. The intervention group participated in five solution-focused counseling sessions. Before and after the intervention, women filled the anxiety scale for pregnancy (ASP) and the Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire (W-DEQ). Data were analysed using t-test, paired t-test, and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).Results: The two groups did not differ in terms of demographic and obstetric variables and pregnancy anxiety pretest scores (P>0.05). The means of the posttest total scores and the means of scores for all five factors of the ASP were significantly lower in the intervention group than the control group (p<0.001). The adjusted means of total scores and the adjusted means of scores for all six factors of the WDE-Q were significantly lower in the intervention group than the control group (p<0.001).Conclusions: The solution-focused counseling reduced pregnancy anxiety and fear of childbirth in women participating in counseling sessions in comparison with the controls. Solution-focused counseling therapy sessions should be held for women with pregnancy anxiety and fear of childbirth.

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“…Few scales have been developed to measure pregnancy anxiety (4). One of the scales designed to measure pregnancy anxiety is the anxiety scale for pregnancy (ASP) developed by Doyle-Waters et al (18) and then translated and validated into Farsi. The results of the validation study of the Farsi version of the scale indicated that the instrument had acceptable reliability, content validity, predictive validity, discriminative validity, and concurrent validity (19).…”

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Pregnancy Anxiety and Associated Factors in Pregnant Women

Ghezi

Eftekhariyazdi

Mortazavi

2021

Zahedan J Res Med Sci

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Background: Pregnancy anxiety that threatens maternal mental health has a negative impact on pregnancy outcomes and can develop even in a healthy pregnant woman with no depression or anxiety problems. Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to investigate pregnancy anxiety and its related factors in pregnant women. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was performed on 322 pregnant women who were registered at health centers from November 2018 to March 2018. A random sampling method was applied to select eight health centers in the city. Using the SIB system, 40 pregnant women were randomly selected in each center. Selected women who came to health centers to receive prenatal care filled out the revised version of the Farsi anxiety scale for pregnancy (F-ASP-R). Inclusion criteria were, having the ability to read and lack of psychological disorders requiring treatment. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 18 and student t-test, analysis of variance, and multiple regression analyses. Results: The mean score of the F-ASP-R was 32.63 ± 8.9 out of 56, and 49.7% of the study participants scored below the average. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the F-ASP-R was 0.867. Multiple regression analyses showed that unwanted pregnancy (P = 0.008), a history of hospitalization in pregnancy (P = 0.044), lack of knowledge about analgesia during labor (P = 0.019), a history of dysmenorrhea (P < 0.001), poor spousal emotional support (P = 0.001), and perceived poor health (P < 0.001) were independent risk factors of pregnancy anxiety. Conclusions: Intervention is necessary to reduce pregnancy anxiety in women with an unwanted pregnancy, a history of dysmenorrhea or hospitalization in pregnancy, poor spousal emotional support, and perceived poor health.

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Development and Validation of an Anxiety Scale for Pregnancy

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Validation of the Anxiety Scale for Pregnancy in a Sample of Iranian Women

Validation of the Anxiety Scale for Pregnancy in a Sample of Iranian Women

Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Counseling Therapy on Pregnancy Anxiety and Fear of Childbirth: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Pregnancy Anxiety and Associated Factors in Pregnant Women

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