Validation of the Postnatal Perceived Stress Inventory in a French Speaking Population of Primiparous Women

Razurel, Chantal; Kaiser, Barbara; Dupuis, Marc; Antonietti, Jean‐Philippe; Sellenet, Catherine; Epiney, Manuella

doi:10.1111/1552-6909.12251

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“…In addition, 3 validated questionnaires also evaluated the need for psychological support: the Postnatal Perceived Stress Inventory (PNPSI) for women who had already given birth [22] or the Antenatal Perceived Stress Inventory (APSI) for pregnant women [23], the Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) [24] and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y1 SCALE) [25]. Finally, a fourth questionnaire (the Social Support Questionnaire; SSQ6) was also administered [26].…”

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Identifying maternal needs following childbirth: comparison between pregnant women and recent mothers

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Background The postnatal period is associated with new needs for mothers. Four categories of needs were highlighted in our previous study: for information, for psychological support, for the sharing of experiences and for practical and material support. The aims of this study were as follows: (1) to validate these 4 needs by comparing recent mothers’ needs with the needs of pregnant women and (2) to compare these needs between primiparous and multiparous women. Methods The 4 needs previously identified were investigated by online self-report questionnaires completed by women in their last trimester of pregnancy and by mothers who had a child between 0 and 6 months of age. Results The 4 needs were largely present during the postpartum period. The need for information seemed to be more present during pregnancy (92.4%) than during the postpartum period (84.6%, p = 0.03), but women used the Internet significantly more often to search for information after childbirth (54.8%) than during pregnancy (41.2%, p < 0.0001). The needs for psychological support and to share experiences seemed to be closely linked. Even if the global satisfaction with psychological support was fairly high, it weakened after childbirth (p < 0.05). Feelings of loneliness (p < 0.0001) and depression scores (p = 0.01) were also higher during the postpartum period than during pregnancy. Not surprisingly, primiparous women felt less reassured in their roles as mothers and more stressed during the postpartum period than multiparous women (p < 0.0001). Finally, the need for practical support was also more pronounced during the postpartum period than during pregnancy (p = 0.01). Conclusion All mothers seem to meet the 4 identified needs during the postpartum period but at different levels of intensity. Trying to meet these needs could offer an opportunity to improve mothers’ quality of life.

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Section: Need For Psychological Supportmentioning

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Identifying maternal needs following childbirth: comparison between pregnant women and recent mothers

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Reginster

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et al. 2020

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“…In addition, 3 validated questionnaires also evaluated the need for psychological support: the Postnatal Perceived Stress Inventory (PNPSI) for women who had already given birth [ 22 ] or the Antenatal Perceived Stress Inventory (APSI) for pregnant women [ 23 ], the Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) [ 24 ] and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y1 SCALE) [ 25 ]. Finally, a fourth questionnaire (the Social Support Questionnaire; SSQ6) was also administered [ 26 ].…”

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Identifying maternal needs following childbirth: comparison between pregnant women and recent mothers

Slomian

Reginster

Emonts

et al. 2021

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Background The postnatal period is associated with new needs for mothers. Four categories of needs were highlighted in a previous study: for information, for psychological support, for the sharing of experiences and for practical and material support. To ensure that these four needs are inherent to the postpartum period, the aims of this study is to examine these needs by comparing recent mothers’ needs with the needs of pregnant women. Methods The 4 needs previously identified were cross-sectionally investigated by online self-reported questionnaires completed by women in their last trimester of pregnancy and by mothers who had a child between 0 and 6 months of age. Results The 4 needs were largely present during the postpartum period. The need for information seemed to be more present during pregnancy (92.4 %) than during the postpartum period (84.6 %, p = 0.03), but women used the Internet significantly more often to search for information after childbirth (54.8 %) than during pregnancy (41.2 %, p < 0.0001). The needs for psychological support and to share experiences seemed to be closely linked. Even if the global satisfaction with psychological support was fairly high, it weakened after childbirth (p < 0.05). Feelings of loneliness (p < 0.0001) and depression scores (p = 0.01) were also higher during the postpartum period than during pregnancy. Finally, the need for practical support was also more pronounced during the postpartum period than during pregnancy (p = 0.01). Conclusions All mothers seem to meet the 4 identified needs during the postpartum period but at different levels of intensity. Trying to meet these needs could offer an opportunity to improve mothers’ quality of life.

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“…We found that the majority of the included studies measured parental stress between 0-6 months after birth. Furthermore, seven of the 11 validation studies assessed parental stress as early as the first two months postpartum [34,35,[39][40][41]62,80], while the remaining four studies assessed parental stress when the child was between 6-12 months [71,85,86,88]. Although the earliest postpartum months give a unique opportunity to measure parental stress given parents' frequent contact with their public health nurse, we must be cognizant that the dynamics related to parenting stress change across the first year after birth [9,59,82].…”

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Measurement instruments for parental stress in the postpartum period: A scoping review

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Background Parenting stress is a particular type of stress that is conceptualized as a negative psychological response to the numerous obligations associated with raising children. Despite a considerable increase in research on parenting stress, little attention has been given to the ways parenting stress are measured. Objectives This scoping review aimed to provide an overview of available instruments measuring parental stress and to describe their psychometric properties. Methods We conducted a scoping review in accordance with international guidelines for scoping reviews. The main search strategy was searches in seven electronic databases. Pairs of reviewers selected relevant studies based on predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Studies had to report one or more psychometric properties of an instrument measuring stress in parents with children 0–12 months. For each included study, we collected information relevant to the review question, guided by the COnsensus based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments (COSMIN). Finally, we collated, summarized, and reported the findings descriptively. Results From 2164 unique record, 64 studies from 24 countries were included. They described 15 instruments, of which four were generic and eleven parental-specific self-administered instruments. Only two studies examined parental stress among fathers. Eleven of the studies were validation studies, but they only described seven of the 15 instruments. Internal consistency was the only information provided by 73.4% of the included studies. None of the instruments had information on all measurement properties as per the COSMIN criteria, and there was no information about measurement error, responsiveness, or interpretability for any of the 15 instruments. Discussion There are presently 15 instruments with some associated psychometric information being used to measure parental stress among parents with young children, but the amount of information on the instruments’ psychometric properties is slight. There is a need for further research.

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Validation of the Postnatal Perceived Stress Inventory in a French Speaking Population of Primiparous Women

Cited by 14 publications

References 45 publications

Identifying maternal needs following childbirth: comparison between pregnant women and recent mothers

Identifying maternal needs following childbirth: comparison between pregnant women and recent mothers

Identifying maternal needs following childbirth: comparison between pregnant women and recent mothers

Measurement instruments for parental stress in the postpartum period: A scoping review

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