Pandemic-related pregnancy stress among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
<strong>Objective</strong> The aim was to develop and establish the psychometric properties of the Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale (PREPS) in European Spanish speaking pregnant women in Spain. <br> <strong>Design</strong> A cross section design using a non-rando...
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Elsevier
2021
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| author | Garcia-Silva, J Caracuel, A Lozano-Ruiz, A Alderdice, F Lobel, M Perra, O Caparros-Gonzalez, RA |
| author_facet | Garcia-Silva, J Caracuel, A Lozano-Ruiz, A Alderdice, F Lobel, M Perra, O Caparros-Gonzalez, RA |
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| description | <strong>Objective</strong>
The aim was to develop and establish the psychometric properties of the Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale (PREPS) in European Spanish speaking pregnant women in Spain.
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<strong>Design</strong>
A cross section design using a non-random sample of 206 women completed the questionnaire during the first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown from April to June 2020 in Spain. Psychological, sociodemographic and obstetric factors and the new PREPS were collected.
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<strong>Results</strong>
Bartlett's test of sphericity (χ2(105) = 580.36, p < .001), and KMO = .79 confirmed appropriateness for factor analysis of the PREPS. Confirmatory factor analyses based on the factor structure of the original USA English version of this instrument confirmed three factors - Preparedness Stress (7 items), Perinatal Infection Stress (5 items), and Positive Appraisal (3 items). The 15-item version of the PREPS demonstrates internal consistency and reliability are adequate (α > .77), and for F1 - Preparedness (α > .65), for F2 - Infection (α > 0.60) and for F3 - Positive appraisal (α > .55). The three factors exhibited good inter-item correlations, (F1 – Preparedness: .21; F2 – Infection: .23, and F3 – Positive Appraisal: .29). Convergent validity was examined through the Pearson's correlation coefficients of the PREPS with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Prenatal Distress Questionnaire (PDQ). Correlation between PREPS total and PSS was high, and moderate with PDQ (p < .05).
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<strong>Conclusion</strong>
The psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the PREPS make it a valuable psychological measure to assess pandemic-related stress among pregnant women. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:1ee15077-876b-43a4-9003-30dc356f94782022-03-26T11:18:50ZPandemic-related pregnancy stress among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in SpainJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:1ee15077-876b-43a4-9003-30dc356f9478EnglishSymplectic ElementsElsevier2021Garcia-Silva, JCaracuel, ALozano-Ruiz, AAlderdice, FLobel, MPerra, OCaparros-Gonzalez, RA<strong>Objective</strong> The aim was to develop and establish the psychometric properties of the Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale (PREPS) in European Spanish speaking pregnant women in Spain. <br> <strong>Design</strong> A cross section design using a non-random sample of 206 women completed the questionnaire during the first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown from April to June 2020 in Spain. Psychological, sociodemographic and obstetric factors and the new PREPS were collected. <br> <strong>Results</strong> Bartlett's test of sphericity (χ2(105) = 580.36, p < .001), and KMO = .79 confirmed appropriateness for factor analysis of the PREPS. Confirmatory factor analyses based on the factor structure of the original USA English version of this instrument confirmed three factors - Preparedness Stress (7 items), Perinatal Infection Stress (5 items), and Positive Appraisal (3 items). The 15-item version of the PREPS demonstrates internal consistency and reliability are adequate (α > .77), and for F1 - Preparedness (α > .65), for F2 - Infection (α > 0.60) and for F3 - Positive appraisal (α > .55). The three factors exhibited good inter-item correlations, (F1 – Preparedness: .21; F2 – Infection: .23, and F3 – Positive Appraisal: .29). Convergent validity was examined through the Pearson's correlation coefficients of the PREPS with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Prenatal Distress Questionnaire (PDQ). Correlation between PREPS total and PSS was high, and moderate with PDQ (p < .05). <br> <strong>Conclusion</strong> The psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the PREPS make it a valuable psychological measure to assess pandemic-related stress among pregnant women. |
| spellingShingle | Garcia-Silva, J Caracuel, A Lozano-Ruiz, A Alderdice, F Lobel, M Perra, O Caparros-Gonzalez, RA Pandemic-related pregnancy stress among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain |
| title | Pandemic-related pregnancy stress among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain |
| title_full | Pandemic-related pregnancy stress among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain |
| title_fullStr | Pandemic-related pregnancy stress among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pandemic-related pregnancy stress among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain |
| title_short | Pandemic-related pregnancy stress among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain |
| title_sort | pandemic related pregnancy stress among pregnant women during the covid 19 pandemic in spain |
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