Development and Testing of Stress and Stressors Scale of Risky Pregnant Women in the Hospital

Authors : Samiye METE, Hülya ÖZBERK, Elif ULUDAĞ

Pages : 65-77

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Publication Date : 2023-08-07

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of the study is to development and testing a scale to determine hospital-related stress and stressors that can be applied for risky pregnant women in all three trimesters. This is a methodological study. It was conducted from in the perinatology clinics of two training and research hospitals, between September 2019- December 2020 with 200 risky pregnant women. The data were collected with a sociodemographic form and the Stress and Stressors Scale of Risky Pregnant Women in Hospital. The construct validity of the scale was determined via exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. The scale consists of 20 items and five subdimensions. Cronbach’s alpha value is 0.87 for total scales. This value study showed that the scale is a valid and reliable. The scale can be used to determine hospital-related stress and stressors for all at-risky pregnant women and to contribute to planning of interventions for women\` stress.
Keywords : riskli gebelik, stres, stresör, geçerlik, güvenirlik