Translation and psychometric evaluation of a Swedish version of the parental stressor scale
PSS: NICU
Engelsk titel: Translation and psychometric evaluation of a Swedish version of the parental stressor scale PSS:
NICU
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Författare:
Månsson, Catrin
;
Jakobsson, Ulf
;
Lundqvist, Pia
Email: Pia.Lundqvist@med.lu.se
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 20
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16043568
Sammanfattning
Aim: The aim was to translate the Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS:
NICU) into the Swedish language and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Swedish version.
Method: The PSS: NICU was translated into Swedish using the process of forward-backward
translation. Thereafter, an internal panel of neonatal nurses (n = 10) assessed face and content
validity and a panel of parents (n = 10) assessed content validity. A sample of 95 parents recruited
from three different neonatal units completed the PSS: NICU and answered some open-ended
questions in which they could comment on language and wording. There were eight new items in the
PSS: NICU, compared with the very first version of the instrument. These had not been
psychometrically tested previously. In this study, the subscales and total scale were analysed both
with and without the new items to determine whether or not to use them. Psychometric properties
including internal consistency, Cronbach's alpha (if item deleted) and corrected item total were
evaluated.
Result: The result indicates that the Swedish version of PSS: NICU, both with and without the
nonvalidated items, has acceptable psychometric properties and can be used in clinical practice in
NICUs in Sweden.
Conclusion: In order to meet the psychological needs of parents, healthcare professionals need to
identify risk factors in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that contribute to stress amongst parents. The
Swedish version of the PSS: NICU can be used for this purpose. Published by arrangement with John
Wiley & Sons.