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The development of two postnatal health instruments: one for mothers (M-PHI) and one for fathers (F-PHI) to measure health during the first year of parenting

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Jones, G. L. (Graham L.), Morrell, C. J., Cooke, J. M., Speier, D., Anumba, D. and Stewart-Brown, Sarah L. (2011) The development of two postnatal health instruments: one for mothers (M-PHI) and one for fathers (F-PHI) to measure health during the first year of parenting. Quality of Life Research, Volume 20 (Number 7). pp. 1011-1022. doi:10.1007/s11136-010-9832-0

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Abstract

Purpose
To develop and psychometrically evaluate two questionnaires measuring both positive and negative postnatal health of mothers (M-PHI) and fathers (F-PHI) during the first year of parenting.
Methods
The M-PHI and the F-PHI were developed in four stages. Stage 1: Postnatal women’s focus group (M-PHI) and postnatal fathers’ postal questionnaire (F-PHI); Stage 2: Qualitative interviews; Stage 3: Pilot postal survey and main postal survey; and Stage 4: Test–retest postal survey.
Results
The M-PHI consisted of a 29-item core questionnaire with six main scales and five conditional scales. The F-PHI consisted of a 27-item questionnaire with six main scales. All scales achieved good internal reliability (Cronbach’s α 0.66–0.87 for M-PHI, 0.72–0.90 for F-PHI). Intraclass correlation coefficients demonstrated high test–retest reliability (0.60–0.88). Correlation coefficients supported the criterion validity of the M-PHI and the F-PHI when tested against the Short-Form-12 (SF-12), Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Warwick and Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS).
Conclusion
The M-PHI and F-PHI are valid, reliable, parent-generated instruments. These unique instruments will be invaluable for practitioners wishing to promote family-centred care and for trialists and other researchers requiring a validated instrument to measure both positive and negative health during the first postnatal year, as to date no such measurement has existed.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title: Quality of Life Research
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
ISSN: 0962-9343
Official Date: September 2011
Dates:
DateEvent
September 2011Published
17 February 2011Available
15 December 2010Accepted
Volume: Volume 20
Number: Number 7
Page Range: pp. 1011-1022
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9832-0
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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