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Postpartum Motherhood Blues Assessment Scale: Development and validation

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Aim: This study was conducted to develop a valid and reliable scale to evaluate postpartum motherhood blues. Method: It was conducted face to face with 443 postpartum mothers in the gynecology clinic of a state hospital in a province in the west of Türkiye. Validity and reliability analyzes of the draft scale were performed using descriptive and confirmatory methods. Results: It consists of 3 sub-dimensions and 23 items, explaining 55.850% of the total variance of the scale. Item-total correlations were between 0.437 and 0.730. Cronbach Alpha values of the scale and its subscales are as follows: scale: 0.902, 0.914 (mother self-care), 0.858 (baby care), 0.780 (spousal support). Test-retest agreement was good (p

Source: Anatolian Journal of Health Research

DOI: 10.61534/anatoljhr.1451529

Authors: Ebru Küçük, Büşra Cesur

Institution: Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi

Language: English

Topic: Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4404845912

FWCI: 0.768

Cites: 21

Cited by: 2

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