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Eva K Persson1, Bengt Fridlund, Anna-Karin Dykes

  • 1Medical Faculty, Department of Health Sciences, Division of Nursing, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. eva-kristina.persson@med.lu.se

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
|April 13, 2007
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A new instrument, the Parents

Area of Science:

  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Psychometric Instrument Development
  • Postnatal Care Research

Background:

  • Limited tools exist to measure parental sense of security during the crucial first postnatal week.
  • Existing instruments do not capture positive dimensions influenced by postnatal healthcare.
  • There is a need for a validated tool assessing both mothers' and fathers' experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a specific instrument assessing parental sense of security in the first postnatal week.
  • To create a tool that can inform and improve postnatal healthcare support.
  • To provide a reliable measure for both mothers and fathers.

Main Methods:

  • Methodological and developmental study design.
  • Item construction, face validity assessment, data collection, and statistical analysis.
  • Exploratory factor analysis, reliability testing (Cronbach's alpha), and comparative validity analysis.

Main Results:

  • The Parents' Postnatal Sense of Security (PPSS) instrument was developed in mother and father versions.
  • Mother's version (18 items) showed high reliability (alpha=0.88) and explained variance (66.8%).
  • Father's version (13 items) also demonstrated good reliability (alpha=0.77) and explained variance (69%).

Conclusions:

  • The PPSS instrument is a valid and reliable tool for assessing postnatal sense of security in both parents.
  • It is the only specific instrument designed for dual parental use in this context.
  • Further evaluation of the PPSS instrument is recommended.
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