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Mashayekh-Amiri, S, Jafarabadi, MA, Montazeri, M, Fallon, V, Silverio, SA and Mirghafourvand, M (2023) Validation of the Iranian version of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale 12-item research short-form for use during global crises (PSAS-IR-RSF-C). BMC Psychiatry, 23 (1).
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Mashayekh-Amiri, Asghari Jafarabadi, Montazeri, Fallon, Silverio, & Mirghafourvand (2023) - PSAS-IR-RSF-C - BMC Psychiatry.pdf - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution. Download (979kB) | Preview |
Abstract
Background Due to its high pervasiveness and adversarial consequences, postpartum anxiety has been one of the most worrying public health concerns in the last decade. According to previous research, the occurrence of mental disorders among women in the postpartum period upsurges significantly in the course of universal disasters. The Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale – Research Short Form – for use in global Crises [PSAS-IR-RSF-C] has not been used in Iran for postpartum women during a health system shock. Consequently, this study was conducted to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version (PSAS-IR-RSF-C) during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods This cross-sectional study was performed with 180 women who were between six weeks and six months after delivery, by random sampling method from December 2021 to June 2022. The validity of the PSAS-RSF-C in terms of face, content, was analyzed, and the construct validity was assessed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Internal consistency and test–retest reliability of the questionnaire were measured using (Cronbach’s alpha, McDonald’s ω) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), respectively. Results The content validity index and content validity ratio of the Persian version of the PSAS-IR-RSF-C were 0.96 and 0.98, respectively. A three-factor structure was extracted during the exploratory factor analysis process, and model validity was confirmed by the values of fit indices. Cronbach's alpha coefficient, McDonald’s ω and intra-cluster correlation coefficient (95% confidence interval) were 0.74, 0.92 (0.78 to 0.93) and 0.97 (0.93 to 0.98), respectively. Conclusions For the specific assessment of postpartum anxiety among Iranian women during crises, the Persian version of the PSAS-IR-RSF-C is a valid and reliable tool.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1103 Clinical Sciences; 1117 Public Health and Health Services; 1701 Psychology; Psychiatry |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics |
| Divisions: | Psychology (from Sep 2019) |
| Publisher: | BioMed Central |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Aug 2023 08:08 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2023 08:08 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1186/s12888-023-04998-0 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/20589 |
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