Reliability and Validity of the Chinese Post-discharge Coping Difficulty Scale-parent Form in Parents of Premature Infants: a Multicenter Cross-sectional Study

Overview

Journal Front Psychol

Date 2023 Sep 25

PMID 37744601

Authors

Jin Liu

Jingjing Gong

Qingqing Shen

Zaixia Si

Jianli Gao

Leijie Xu

Xiaoqin Liu

Yayun Song

Minmin Li

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Abstract

Background: The measurement of the coping difficulties of parents of premature infants after discharge provides objective data for nurses to prepare infants for discharge. However, no Chinese scale has been developed to measure parents' coping difficulties after their premature infants are discharged.

Aim: To translate the parent version of the Post-Discharge Coping Difficulty Scale (Ped-PDCDS) from English to Chinese and test the reliability and validity of the Chinese version in parents of premature infants.

Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study of 356 parents of premature infants was conducted. The scale was symmetrically translated. Validity was evaluated in terms of content, construct, discriminant, and convergent validities. Reliability was assessed in terms of internal consistency, split-half reliability, and test-retest reliability.

Results: The Chinese Ped-PDCDS finally contained 11 items. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses results showed that the Chinese Ped-PDCDS had three dimensions, and the convergent and discriminant validities of the scale was satisfactory. The overall reliability, split-half reliability, and test-retest reliability of the scale was 0.85, 0.92, and 0.84, respectively.

Conclusion: The Chinese Ped-PDCDS has adequate psychometric properties, and is an easy and appropriate instrument for measuring parents' difficulty in coping with premature infants.

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