Abstract
BackgroundThe purpose of the present study was to determine psychometric properties of the Persian version of Postpartum Distress Measure Scale (PDM Scale).MethodsIn this psychometric explorative study, the data were collected using a questionnaire containing demographic information, PDM Scale, and Depression and Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21). The content, face and construct validity of the questionnaire was examined with participation of ten experts, 10 and 150 women referring to health care centers, who were under common care during their postpartum period, respectively. The concurrent validity of the tool was evaluated using DASS-21. The reliability of the items was evaluated with the participation of 30 women, calculating Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and intra-class correlation coefficient.ResultsThe Content Validity Index, Content Validity Ratio and Impact Score of the Persian version of the PDM were 0.94, 0.73, and 2.97, respectively. The ten items of the questionnaire were loaded in two factors (general distress and obsessive compulsive symptoms subscale). Those two factors explained 50.78% of the total variance of women’s distress. Internal consistency of the items and stability of the results were confirmed by Cronbach’s alpha of 0.72 and Intra-class correlation coefficient of 0.75.ConclusionAccording to the study results, the Persian version of PDM Scale has acceptable psychometric properties. Care providers and researchers can use it as a tool for screening anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder in women.
Highlights
The purpose of the present study was to determine psychometric properties of the Persian version of Postpartum Distress Measure Scale (PDM Scale)
In this study, 150 mothers participated in their postpartum period
The mean age of the participants was 29.92 ± 5.45 years. 85.3% of the participants were households, 75.3% of the women had no history of abortion, and 53.3% of the new-borns were girls. 98% of women were satisfied with their child gender and 87.3% of mothers were satisfied with their pregnancy
Summary
The purpose of the present study was to determine psychometric properties of the Persian version of Postpartum Distress Measure Scale (PDM Scale). Postpartum is a very important and stressful period in women and their families” life. During this period, some degrees of worry, anxiety and low mood are normal among women, especially among nulliparous women or the women with unplanned pregnancy. Emotional problems in postpartum period are not limited to depression and can include symptoms of anxiety and obsessivecompulsive disorders [1]. There are usually some degrees of worry about childbirth, adaptation with postpartum conditions and the birth of a normal baby; a percentage of women are more. Psychiatric disorders bring undesired consequences for mother and baby, including premature births and low birth weight at birth [5, 6]. For mothers with severe psychiatric disorder, more suicide rates are reported, too [10]
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