Measuring posttraumatic stress following childbirth: a critical evaluation of instruments

Stramrood, Claire A. I.; Veld, Elisabeth M. J. Huis in ‘t; Pampus, Maria G. van; Berger, Leonard W A R; Vingerhoets, A.J.J.M.; Schultz, Willibrordus Weijmar; Berg, Paul P. van den; Sonderen, Eric L. P. Van; Paarlberg, K.M.

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“…Although the TES-B is childbirth-specific and contains all of the DSM-IV criteria, some critical remarks have been made about the phrasing of its items. It is particularly questionable whether the use of 'a trying experience' is equivalent to traumatic childbirth [15]. After controlling for complications and interventions during delivery, significant differences in PTSD sum-scores between home-and hospital births were no longer observed.…”

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“…DSM-IV symptom criteria (B, C, and D) were met by 3.7% of the respondents (16/428), while 9.1% of the women (39/ 428) had experienced the childbirth as traumatic (criterion A). Further details regarding the proportion of women scoring above cut-off scores for each set of items can be found in another article on the same study [15]. Median sum-score on the 17 items was 4, with a mean of 6.3.…”

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“…Comparison of the findings in different studies should be done with the utmost caution, due to variations in operationalization (e.g. use of a selection of DSM-IV criteria versus all of them, different questionnaires and scoring methods), timing of measurements, and sample composition [15].…”

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Posttraumatic stress following childbirth in homelike- and hospital settings

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“…Previous studies have used various instruments to evaluate postnatal stress symptoms, including the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Questionnaire (PTSD-Q), the Impact Event Scale -Revised (IES-R), the Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms-Self Report (PSS-SR), the Traumatic Event Scale (TES), and the Perinatal Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Questionnaire (PPQ) [4][5][6][14][15][16][17]. However, these existing scales cannot accurately measure postnatal stress symptoms related to childbirth.…”

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The Validity and Reliability of a Scale on Postnatal Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Related to Childbirth among Japanese Women: Evaluation of the Japanese-language Version of the Impact of Event Scale-revised

Obayashi¹,

Iriyama²,

Suzuki³

2016

J Women's Health Care

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Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of the Postnatal Women Version of Japanese-language version of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R-J-PWV) at one month after childbirth among Japanese women.Methods: Data were collected at two general hospital maternity wards and one obstetric clinic in Aichi Prefecture from July to December 2013. A total of 260 postnatal Japanese women participated in this study. The women completed anonymous self-report questionnaires at one month postpartum. To examine the construct validity of the IES-R-J-PWV, we conducted exploratory factor analysis with promax rotation. We evaluated the criterion-related validity of the IES-R-J-PWV using Spearman's correlation coefficients between IES-R-J scores and scale scores from the Japanese Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (JEPDS), the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and the Sense of Coherence-13 (SOC-13) instrument.Results: Exploratory factor analysis revealed that the IES-R-J-PWV was composed of four factors. The total subscale scores for the four factors significantly correlated with each subscale score. The IES-R-J-PWV was positively correlated with the JEPDS (rs = 0.40, p < 0.01) and the VAS (rs = 0.47, p < 0.01) and negatively correlated with the SOC-13 (rs = -0.33, p < 0.01). The IES-R-J-PWV had good internal consistency, with a Cronbach's α coefficient of 0.92. Conclusions:The results of this study indicated that the IES-R-J-PWV was a valid and acceptable instrument for measuring and evaluating postnatal posttraumatic stress symptoms related to childbirth among Japanese women at one month after childbirth.

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“…This is long, considering that the chance of other causes for PTSD increases with time, subsequent pregnancies and deliveries may have occurred in the mean time, and the longitudinal course of PTSD following childbirth is not sufficiently clear. Furthermore, the perinatal PTSD questionnaire (PPQ) used in Pierrehumbert's study does not contain all DSM-IV criteria for PTSD, which has been noted as a point of concern [31]. In a study involving the current sample that we published recently [30], 14 % of women hospitalized for preeclampsia (PE) or preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) fulfilled the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD on the PTSD Symptom Scale self-report questionnaire (PSS-SR) [32] at 6-week postpartum, and 11 % were at least moderately depressed based on the Beck Depression Inventory, second edition (BDI-II) [33].…”

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Fathers with PTSD and depression in pregnancies complicated by preterm preeclampsia or PPROM

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Doornbos

Wessel

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Arch Gynecol Obstet

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Fathers with PTSD and depression in pregnancies complicated by preterm preeclampsia or PPROM Stramrood, C.A.I.; Doornbos, B.; Wessel, I.; van Geenen, M.; Aarnoudse, J.G.; van den Berg, P.P.; Weijmar Schultz, W.C.M.; van Pampus, M.G. Take-down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Abstract Purpose To assess prevalence and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression in fathers after early preeclampsia (PE) or preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM). Methods Partners of patients hospitalized for PE or PPROM and partners of healthy controls completed PTSD (PSS-SR) and depression (BDI-II) questionnaires during pregnancy (t 1 ) and 6 weeks postpartum (t 2 ). 85 of the 187 eligible men participated (51 partners of patients, 34 partners of control) at t 1 , and 66 men participated both time points.Results No significant differences were found between partners of patients and partners of controls in symptoms of PTSD and depression (t 1 : p = 0.28 for PTSD and p = 0.34 for depression; t 2 : p = 0.08 for PTSD and p = 0.31 for depression). For partners of patients, correlation between PTSD and depression sum-scores was 0.48 (p \ 0.001) at t 1 and 0.86 (p \ 0.001) at t 2 . Within-couple correlation was low and not significant during pregnancy, but strong at postpartum (PSS-SR: r = 0.62, p \ 0.001; BDI-II: r = 0.59, p \ 0.001). Higher paternal age was associated with more symptoms of PTSD and depression postpartum in partners of patients. Symptoms of PTSD and depression during pregnancy predicted the occurrence of PTSD symptoms following childbirth in partners of patients. Conclusions Symptoms of PTSD and depression occurred at a similar rate in partners of women with PE or PPROM and partners of healthy pregnant controls. Symptoms of PTSD and depression during pregnancy predicted the occurrence of PTSD symptoms following childbirth. Increased paternal age predicted more symptoms of PTSD and depression postpartum. At 6 weeks postpartum, a strong association was found between men and women in symptoms of PTSD and depression.

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Measuring posttraumatic stress following childbirth: a critical evaluation of instruments

Cited by 40 publications

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Posttraumatic stress following childbirth in homelike- and hospital settings

Posttraumatic stress following childbirth in homelike- and hospital settings

The Validity and Reliability of a Scale on Postnatal Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Related to Childbirth among Japanese Women: Evaluation of the Japanese-language Version of the Impact of Event Scale-revised

Fathers with PTSD and depression in pregnancies complicated by preterm preeclampsia or PPROM

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