Validity and Reliability of the Baby Preparation and Worry Scale

Mevlüde Alpaslan Arar220 enrolled

Overview

Background: Reliable and valid measurement tools are needed to capture key components of prenatal distress, including anxiety and anxiety states that may put women and children at increased risk in the postpartum period. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the validity and reliability of the Baby Preparation and Worry Scale (Baby-PAWS), by adapting it to Turkish culture. .

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

220

Conditions

Mothers

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- Women who were married, older than 18 years, at least primary school graduates, in the third trimester of pregnancy and who accepted participation in the study were included. Exclusion Criteria: \- Pregnant women with chronic disease and psychiatric disease history were not included in the research.

Locations (1)

Ordu University

Samsun, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

"Baby Preparation and Worry Scale (Baby-PAWS)" developed by Erickson et al. to Turkish culture and perform validity and reliability studies to contribute a new scale tool specific to this field to the literature

Time frame: 1 hour

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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