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The development of two postnatal health instruments: one for mothers (M-PHI) and one for fathers (F-PHI) to measure health during the first year of parenting

Auteurs: G. L. Jones, C. J. Morrell, J. M. Cooke, D. Speier, D. Anumba, S. Stewart-Brown

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 7/2011

Abstract

Purpose

To develop and psychometrically evaluate two questionnaires measuring both positive and negative postnatal health of mothers (M-PHI) and fathers (F-PHI) during the first year of parenting.

Methods

The M-PHI and the F-PHI were developed in four stages. Stage 1: Postnatal women’s focus group (M-PHI) and postnatal fathers’ postal questionnaire (F-PHI); Stage 2: Qualitative interviews; Stage 3: Pilot postal survey and main postal survey; and Stage 4: Test–retest postal survey.

Results

The M-PHI consisted of a 29-item core questionnaire with six main scales and five conditional scales. The F-PHI consisted of a 27-item questionnaire with six main scales. All scales achieved good internal reliability (Cronbach’s α 0.66–0.87 for M-PHI, 0.72–0.90 for F-PHI). Intraclass correlation coefficients demonstrated high test–retest reliability (0.60–0.88). Correlation coefficients supported the criterion validity of the M-PHI and the F-PHI when tested against the Short-Form-12 (SF-12), Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Warwick and Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS).

Conclusion

The M-PHI and F-PHI are valid, reliable, parent-generated instruments. These unique instruments will be invaluable for practitioners wishing to promote family-centred care and for trialists and other researchers requiring a validated instrument to measure both positive and negative health during the first postnatal year, as to date no such measurement has existed.

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Titel: The development of two postnatal health instruments: one for mothers (M-PHI) and one for fathers (F-PHI) to measure health during the first year of parenting
Auteurs: G. L. Jones
C. J. Morrell
J. M. Cooke
D. Speier
D. Anumba
S. Stewart-Brown
Publicatiedatum: 01-09-2011
Uitgeverij: Springer Netherlands
Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 7/2011
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-010-9832-0

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