Developing the quality of life in pregnancy scale (PREG-QOL).

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aims to develop the Quality of Life in Pregnancy Scale (PREG-QOL) as a new instrument to evaluate the quality of life during pregnancy and test its psychometric properties.

Design

An instrument development study and psychometric testing of the content and construct validity, factor structure and reliability.

Methods

The study was conducted in three stages: (1) creating an item pool, (2) preliminary evaluation of items, and (3) refining the scale and evaluating psychometric properties. Instrument development guidelines were used to evaluate content validity, construct validity, internal consistency and stability of the instrument over time. Data to evaluate psychometric properties of the PREG-QOL were collected between April and August 2021.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Ozer E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11380417 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature