Development and validation of a maternal anxiety for neonatal jaundice scale in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal anxiety induced by neonatal jaundice has adverse effects on maternal and infant health, but there was no specific tool to identify the anxiety level of mothers. This study aims to develop a Maternal Anxiety for Neonatal Jaundice Scale (MANJS) and to validate it in the target population.

Methods

An initial 11-items MANJS was developed through literature review, expert panel consultation, and a pilot-test. Subsequently, mothers of neonates with jaundice were recruited from the Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hainan Province, China, from June to December 2018, for a formal questionnaire survey. Based on the data collected, the scale was validated for construct validity, convergent validity, discriminant validity, content validity, and internal consiste

SUBMITTER: Yan Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9351162 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature