Psychometric properties of the Greek versions of the Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale and the Pandemic-Related Postpartum Stress Scale and associated risk factors during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor: Siafaka V; School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece., Tsonis O; Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK., Christogiannis C; Evidence Synthesis Methods Team, Department of Primary Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece., Kontouli KM; Evidence Synthesis Methods Team, Department of Primary Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece., Margariti K; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece., Barbalia Z; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece., Flindris S; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece., Manifava E; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece., Paschopoulou KI; Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece., Tzioras S; Private Sector, Ioannina, Greece., Baltogianni M; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece., Mavridis D; Evidence Synthesis Methods Team, Department of Primary Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece., Paschopoulos M; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BJPsych open [BJPsych Open] 2023 Feb 01; Vol. 9 (2), pp. e25. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 01.
DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2022.635
Abstrakt: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected perinatal mental health. Reliable tools are needed to assess perinatal stress during pandemic situations.
Aims: To assess the psychometric properties of the Greek versions of the Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale (PREPS) and the Pandemic-Related Postpartum Stress Scale (PREPS-PP) and to explore the associations between women's characteristics and perinatal stress during the second pandemic wave.
Methods: The PREPS and PREPS-PP were completed by 264 pregnant and 188 postpartum women, respectively, who also completed the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Edinburgh Perinatal Depression Scale (EPDS).
Results: The internal consistency was similar for PREPS and PREPS-PP. It was good for preparedness stress (a = 0.77 and α = 0.71, respectively) and infection stress (α = 0.83 for both scales) but low for positive appraisal (α = 0.46 and α = 0.41, respectively). Of the pregnant women, 55.33% and 55.27%, respectively, reported scores of ≥40 on STAI-S and STAI-T, and the respective percentages for the postpartum women were 47.34% and 46.80%. In addition, 14.39% of the pregnant women and 20.74% of the postpartum women scored ≥13 on the EPDS. Higher preparedness stress on PREPS and PREPS-PP was associated with primiparity ( P = 0.022 and P = 0.021, respectively) and disrupted perinatal care ( P = 0.069 and P = 0.007, respectively). In postpartum women, higher infection stress was associated with chronic disease ( P = 0.037), primiparity ( P = 0.02) and perceived risk of infection ( P = 0.065). Higher score on infection stress was associated with disrupted perinatal care in both groups ( P = 0.107 and P = 0.010, respectively).
Conclusions: The Greek versions of PREPS and PREPS-PP are valid tools for the assessment of women at risk of perinatal stress during a health crisis.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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