ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2024
Developing the quality of life in pregnancy scale (PREG-QOL).
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- Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the quality of life in pregnancy scale (PREG-QOL): a translation and validation study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Evaluating content validity for a culturally relevant wellness scale for women: the HER-WELL scale.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Turkish adaptation, validity, and reliability study of the Quality of Life Gravidarum (QOL-GRAV) scale.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems-Clinician and Group Survey (CG-CAHPS): A Cross-Sectional Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2025Article
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Abstract
aimThis study aims to develop the Quality of Life in Pregnancy Scale (PREG-QOL) as a new instrument to evaluate the quality of life during pregnancy and test its psychometric properties.
designAn instrument development study and psychometric testing of the content and construct validity, factor structure and reliability.
methodsThe study was conducted in three stages: (1) creating an item pool, (2) preliminary evaluation of items, and (3) refining the scale and evaluating psychometric properties. Instrument development guidelines were used to evaluate content validity, construct validity, internal consistency and stability of the instrument over time. Data to evaluate psychometric properties of the PREG-QOL were collected between April and August 2021.
resultsItems were developed using in-depth interviews with pregnant women and extensive literature review. Scale-content validity index was 0.98. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a 26-item instrument with 6 factors, which explained % 56.2 of variance. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed that factors 3 and 5 should be combined into the factor of physical domain since they included items about the same theme. Fit indices obtained by CFA were at sufficient levels. Parallel test method was employed to evaluate the correlation of the PREG-QOL with the SF-36. The findings indicated that the PREG-QOL had high internal inconsistency and stability over time.
conclusionThe PREG-QOL is a valid and reliable instrument in terms of its psychometric characteristics. The 26-item instrument was composed of the five factors of perception of general satisfaction, emotional domain, physical domain, health support systems and social domain. IMPACT: Displaying good psychometric properties, the PREG-QOL may be used to evaluate multiple dimensions of the quality of life during pregnancy.
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