Exploring the psychometric properties of the professional issues in maternal mental health scale (PIMMHS) in a Chinese population
Abstract Background The public health and economic implications of perinatal mental health problems are well documented. Maternity clinicians are ideally placed to effectively identify women at risk and facilitate early intervention. However, in China as globally a number of issues are implicated in...
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| author | Lu Lin Huimin Guo Qian Fang Colin R. Martin Aiying Jin Congyan Xie Li Tian Julie Jomeen |
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| description | Abstract Background The public health and economic implications of perinatal mental health problems are well documented. Maternity clinicians are ideally placed to effectively identify women at risk and facilitate early intervention. However, in China as globally a number of issues are implicated in a failure to recognise and treat. Aim The present study sought to develop and evaluate the Chinese version ‘professional issues in maternal mental health’ scale (PIMMHS), explore its psychometric properties and potential application. Methods A cross-sectional design and instrument translation and evaluation approach was taken to investigate the psychometric properties of the PIMMHS in a Chinese population. A total of 598 obstetricians, obstetric nurses, and midwives participated in this study from 26 hospitals across China. Findings The Chinese PIMMHS was not a good fit to the original two factor model. The emotion/communication subscale yielded an excellent fit to the data according to all fit indices, offering compelling evidence for a single factor solution. The training (PIMMHS: Training), proved problematic throughout the analysis with divergent validity for the training subscale also being poor with a concomitant impact on the total scale performance. The performance of this subscale may be related to the nature of medical training and PMH. Conclusion The Chinese PIMMHS comprises a unidimensional scale of emotion/ communication, which is simple and may provide insight into the emotional burden of providing PMH care, with the potential to mitigate that burden. Further development and investigation of the training sub-scale could be of value. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43db7b0ed428481eab0a8f07394264b12023-04-03T05:41:34ZengBMCHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes1477-75252023-03-012111910.1186/s12955-023-02106-0Exploring the psychometric properties of the professional issues in maternal mental health scale (PIMMHS) in a Chinese populationLu Lin0Huimin Guo1Qian Fang2Colin R. Martin3Aiying Jin4Congyan Xie5Li Tian6Julie Jomeen7The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow UniversityThe First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow UniversitySchool of Nursing, Medical College of Soochow UniversityInstitute of Health and Well-Being, University of SuffolkThe First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow UniversitySchool of Nursing, Medical College of Soochow UniversityThe First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow UniversityFaculty of Health, Southern Cross UniversityAbstract Background The public health and economic implications of perinatal mental health problems are well documented. Maternity clinicians are ideally placed to effectively identify women at risk and facilitate early intervention. However, in China as globally a number of issues are implicated in a failure to recognise and treat. Aim The present study sought to develop and evaluate the Chinese version ‘professional issues in maternal mental health’ scale (PIMMHS), explore its psychometric properties and potential application. Methods A cross-sectional design and instrument translation and evaluation approach was taken to investigate the psychometric properties of the PIMMHS in a Chinese population. A total of 598 obstetricians, obstetric nurses, and midwives participated in this study from 26 hospitals across China. Findings The Chinese PIMMHS was not a good fit to the original two factor model. The emotion/communication subscale yielded an excellent fit to the data according to all fit indices, offering compelling evidence for a single factor solution. The training (PIMMHS: Training), proved problematic throughout the analysis with divergent validity for the training subscale also being poor with a concomitant impact on the total scale performance. The performance of this subscale may be related to the nature of medical training and PMH. Conclusion The Chinese PIMMHS comprises a unidimensional scale of emotion/ communication, which is simple and may provide insight into the emotional burden of providing PMH care, with the potential to mitigate that burden. Further development and investigation of the training sub-scale could be of value.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-023-02106-0PerinatalMental healthScalePsychometricPractitioner |
| spellingShingle | Lu Lin Huimin Guo Qian Fang Colin R. Martin Aiying Jin Congyan Xie Li Tian Julie Jomeen Exploring the psychometric properties of the professional issues in maternal mental health scale (PIMMHS) in a Chinese population Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Perinatal Mental health Scale Psychometric Practitioner |
| title | Exploring the psychometric properties of the professional issues in maternal mental health scale (PIMMHS) in a Chinese population |
| title_full | Exploring the psychometric properties of the professional issues in maternal mental health scale (PIMMHS) in a Chinese population |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the psychometric properties of the professional issues in maternal mental health scale (PIMMHS) in a Chinese population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the psychometric properties of the professional issues in maternal mental health scale (PIMMHS) in a Chinese population |
| title_short | Exploring the psychometric properties of the professional issues in maternal mental health scale (PIMMHS) in a Chinese population |
| title_sort | exploring the psychometric properties of the professional issues in maternal mental health scale pimmhs in a chinese population |
| topic | Perinatal Mental health Scale Psychometric Practitioner |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-023-02106-0 |
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