BACKGROUND The purpose of the present study was to determine psychometric properties of the Persian version of Postpartum Distress Measure Scale (PDM Scale). METHODS In this psychometric explorative study, the data were collected using a questionnaire containing demographic information, PDM Scale, and Depression and Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21). The content, face and construct validity of the questionnaire was examined with participation of ten experts, 10 and 150 women referring to health care centers, who were under common care during their postpartum period, respectively. The concurrent validity of the tool was evaluated using DASS-21. The reliability of the items was evaluated with the participation of 30 women, calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient and intra-class correlation coefficient. RESULTS The Content Validity Index, Content Validity Ratio and Impact Score of the Persian version of the PDM were 0.94, 0.73, and 2.97, respectively. The ten items of the questionnaire were loaded in two factors (general distress and obsessive compulsive symptoms subscale). Those two factors explained 50.78% of the total variance of women's distress. Internal consistency of the items and stability of the results were confirmed by Cronbach's alpha of 0.72 and Intra-class correlation coefficient of 0.75. CONCLUSION According to the study results, the Persian version of PDM Scale has acceptable psychometric properties. Care providers and researchers can use it as a tool for screening anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder in women.

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波斯语版本的产后困扰量表的心理计量学特性。

背景技术本研究的目的是确定波斯语版的产后窘迫测量量表（PDM Scale）的心理测量特性。方法在这项心理探索性研究中，使用问卷调查收集数据，该问卷包含人口统计学信息，PDM量表以及抑郁和焦虑压力量表21（DASS-21）。问卷的内容，面部和结构效度在十名专家的陪同下进行了检查，其中十名妇女和一百五十名妇女到卫生保健中心，她们分别在产后接受普通护理。使用DASS-21评估了该工具的并发有效性。在30名妇女的参与下，评估了项目的可靠性，计算了Cronbach的α系数和组内相关系数。结果内容有效性指数，波斯版PDM的内容有效率和影响得分分别为0.94、0.73和2.97。问卷的十个项目包含两个因素（一般困扰和强迫症症状量表）。这两个因素占妇女苦恼总方差的50.78％。项目的内部一致性和结果的稳定性由Cronbach的alpha为0.72和类内相关系数为0.75证实。结论根据研究结果，波斯语版本的PDM量表具有可接受的心理计量学特性。护理提供者和研究人员可以将其用作筛查女性焦虑，抑郁和强迫症的工具。问卷的十个项目包含两个因素（一般困扰和强迫症症状量表）。这两个因素占妇女苦恼总方差的50.78％。项目的内部一致性和结果的稳定性由Cronbach的alpha为0.72和类内相关系数为0.75证实。结论根据研究结果，波斯语版本的PDM量表具有可接受的心理计量学特性。护理提供者和研究人员可以将其用作筛查女性焦虑，抑郁和强迫症的工具。问卷的十个项目包含两个因素（一般困扰和强迫症症状量表）。这两个因素占妇女苦恼总方差的50.78％。项目的内部一致性和结果的稳定性由Cronbach的alpha为0.72和类内相关系数为0.75证实。结论根据研究结果，波斯语版本的PDM量表具有可接受的心理计量学特性。护理提供者和研究人员可以将其用作筛查女性焦虑，抑郁和强迫症的工具。项目的内部一致性和结果的稳定性由Cronbach的alpha为0.72和类内相关系数为0.75证实。结论根据研究结果，波斯语版本的PDM量表具有可接受的心理计量学特性。护理提供者和研究人员可以将其用作筛查女性焦虑，抑郁和强迫症的工具。项目的内部一致性和结果的稳定性由Cronbach的alpha为0.72和类内相关系数为0.75证实。结论根据研究结果，波斯语版本的PDM量表具有可接受的心理计量学特性。护理提供者和研究人员可以将其用作筛查女性焦虑，抑郁和强迫症的工具。