Abstract
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).
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.
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.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-12
- DOI 10.1007/s11136-010-9832-0
- Authors
- G. L. Jones, School of Health & Related Research, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield, S1 4DA UK
- C. J. Morrell, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2HA UK
- J. M. Cooke, Programme Manager Collaborations and Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care for South Yorkshire (CLAHRC-SY), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, S10 2SE UK
- D. Speier, Primary Care Research Group, National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester, 5th floor, Williamson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 1RD UK
- D. Anumba, Academic Unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Sheffield, 4th Floor, Jessop Wing, Tree Root Walk, Sheffield, S10 2SF UK
- S. Stewart-Brown, Chair of Public Health & Divisional Director of Research Medical School Building, Gibbet Hill Campus, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL UK
- Journal Quality of Life Research
- Online ISSN 1573-2649
- Print ISSN 0962-9343