TY  - JOUR
T1  - Psychometric Properties of the Peripartum Depression Predictors Scale
TT  - Peripartum Depresyon Belirleyicileri Ölçeği’nin Psikometrik Özellikleri
AU  - Üstün, Gonca
AU  - Kelleci, Meral
PY  - 2025
DA  - September
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.62425/esbder.1627189
JF  - Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences
JO  - Ebelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
PB  - Ataturk University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2687-2110
SP  - 212
EP  - 222
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - Objective: Postpartum depression, one of the most common childbirth-related complications, affects one in five women, yet half of the cases go unnoticed. Therefore, screening tools are needed to early identify women at risk of postpartum depression. The present research was conducted to develop the Peripartum Depression Predictors Scale (PDPS) and assess its validity and reliability. Methods: This study was designed as methodological research. Pregnant women (n = 482) who underwent prenatal care at a training and research hospital in Türkiye between March and June 2023 participated in the study. The reliability analyses of the scale were performed using Cronbach's alpha and the split-half reliability coefficients. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted for construct validity. Results: The items with total correlation values lower than 0.30 were excluded from the analysis. A five-factor structure consisting of 21 items was obtained through exploratory factor analysis. The explained variance of the scale was determined as 55.785%. According to the results of the first-order multifactor analysis, the goodness of fit indices of the scale indicated a perfect fit (RMSEA = 0.044; χ2(CMIN/DF) = 1.923; GFI = 0.972; AGFI = 0.964). The Cronbach’s alpha value was 0.836 for the entire scale and ranged between 0.603 and 0.825 for the subscales. Conclusion: It was found that the PDPS is a valid and reliable measurement instrument. The scale can be utilized to determine the predictors of peripartum depression during any stage of pregnancy and to identify the risk for postpartum depression.
KW  - Peripartum depression
KW  - pregnancy
KW  - psychometrics
KW  - reliability
KW  - scale development
KW  - validity
N2  - Amaç: Doğumla ilgili en yaygın komplikasyonlardan biri olan doğum sonrası depresyon her beş kadından birini etkilemekte, buna rağmen vakaların yarısı fark edilmemektedir. Bu nedenle, doğum sonrası depresyon riski taşıyan kadınları erken tanılamak için tarama araçlarına ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu araştırma, Peripartum Depresyon Belirleyicileri Ölçeği’nin geliştirilmesi, geçerlik ve güvenirliğinin incelenmesi amacıyla yapıldı. Yöntem: Bu çalışma metodolojik bir araştırma olarak tasarlandı. Mart-Haziran 2023 tarihleri arasında, Türkiye'de bir eğitim araştırma hastanesinde doğum öncesi takibi yapılan gebe kadınlar (n = 482) araştırmaya katıldı. Ölçeğe ilişkin güvenirlik analizleri Cronbach Alpha ve yarıya bölme yöntemi ile incelendi. Yapı geçerliliği için Açıklayıcı ve Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi uygulandı. Bulgular: Madde toplam puan korelasyon değerleri 0,30’un altında kalan maddeler analizden çıkarıldı. Açıklayıcı faktör analizi sonucunda 21 maddeden oluşan beş faktörlü yapı elde edildi. Ölçeğin toplam açıklanan varyansı %55,785 olarak belirlendi. Birinci düzey çok faktör analizi sonuçlarına göre ölçeğin uyum iyiliği indeksleri mükemmel uyum gösterdi (RMSEA = 0,044; χ2(CMIN/DF) = 1,923; GFI = 0,972; AGFI = 0,964). Ölçeğin Alpha değerinin 0,836 ve alt boyutlara ilişkin Alpha değerlerinin 0,603-0,825 arasında olduğu belirlendi. Sonuç: Peripartum Depresyon Belirleyicileri Ölçeği’nin geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçüm aracı olduğu belirlendi. Ölçek, gebelik sürecinin herhangi bir döneminde peripartum depresyon belirleyicilerini tanılamak ve postpartum depresyon açısından riski saptamak amacıyla kullanılabilir.
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