Predictive factors of anxiety level in postpartum period

Niroomand, Soudabeh; Razavinia, Fatemeh; Bayat, Zeynab; Jafari, Mahsa; Rostami, Fatemeh; Youseflu, Samaneh

doi:10.29252/pcnm.9.1.29

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“…Risk factors for postpartum anxiety are demographic characteristics, income level, lack of pain control during labor [ 7 ], breastfeeding difficulties [ 8 ], poor physical health [ 9 , 10 ], hormonal changes, previous infertility [ 8 ], insufficient social skills [ 7 ], low maternal self-efficacy [ 7 , 10 ], lack of social support and low partner support [ 7 , 9 , 10 ], history of psychological difficulties, negatively experienced perception of childbirth [ 10 ], unwanted pregnancy [ 8 ], and the level of mother’s education [ 7 , 8 , 10 ].…”

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Psychometric evaluation of the postpartum specific anxiety scale – research short-form among Iranian women (PSAS-IR-RSF)

Mashayekh‐Amiri

Jafarabadi

Davies

et al. 2023

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Background The increasing prevalence of postpartum anxiety as a common psychological problem affects a large part of women’s lives. Despite the existence of tools in this field, but due to the lack of specificity in reflecting postpartum anxiety, it is necessary to have a specific tool to screen it. Since the psychometric evaluation of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale-Research Short-Form (PSAS-RSF) among Iranian women has not been assessed in Iran until now, so we decided to conduct this study with the aim of psychometric evaluation of the PSAS-IR-RSF. Methods We included 180 women (six weeks to six months postpartum) in the study by random sampling during the period from December 2021 to June 2022. We examined the validity of the PSAS-IR-RSF tool in terms of face, content and construct (through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses). We used internal consistency and test-retest reliability to determine the reliability of the scale. Results In the present study, content validity index (CVI) and content validity ratio (CVR) of the PSAS-IR-RSF tool were equal to 0.91 and 0.97, respectively. We extracted a four-factor structure through the process of exploratory factor analysis. The values of fitting indices confirmed the validity of the model. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was equal to 0.72 and intra-class correlation coefficient (with 95% confidence interval) was 0.97 (0.98 to 0.93). Conclusions The Persian version of the PSAS-IR-RSF is a valid and reliable tool for the specific evaluation of postpartum anxiety among Iranian women.

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