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Development of a scale to measure discomfort during pregnancy.
Jackson, M L; Rosier, M J; Walkley, J W.
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  • Jackson ML; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Victoria, Australia.
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol ; 17(2): 85-92, 1996 Jun.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8819019
During pregnancy fundamental changes occur in a woman's body that make physical discomforts almost unavoidable. Extensive literature searches revealed that there was no psychometrically acceptable tool available to assess accurately maternal physical discomfort. This paper presents the procedures undertaken to develop the Maternal Physical Discomfort Scale (MPDS), an assessment instrument designed to quantify the type and number of maternal physical discomforts. The MPDS, a scale consisting of 36 items, was developed and psychometrically evaluated using factor analysis, item response theory and reliability measures. The initial version of the scale was validated by a sample of 307 pregnant women. Based on the result from this sample, the MPDS was modified to 33 items and validated by a further sample of 125 pregnant women. The MPDS developed in this study was demonstrated to have content and construct validity and to be reliable.
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Complicaciones del Embarazo / Psicometría / Dimensión del Dolor Límite: Female / Humans / Pregnancy Idioma: En Revista: J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol Año: 1996 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Australia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Complicaciones del Embarazo / Psicometría / Dimensión del Dolor Límite: Female / Humans / Pregnancy Idioma: En Revista: J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol Año: 1996 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Australia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido