PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gülgün Durat
AU  - Gümrah D. Çulhacik
AU  - Özlem Doğu
AU  - Zekiye Turan
AU  - Işık Atasoy
AU  - Eylem Toker
TI  - The development of an anxiety assessment scale for pregnant women in labor
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2018.6.22266
DP  - 2018 Jun 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 609--614
VI  - 39
IP  - 6
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/39/6/609.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/39/6/609.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2018 Jun 01; 39
AB  - Objectives: To develop a valid and reliable measurement tool to determine the anxiety level of pregnant women in labor.Methods: This study is a methodological research for developing an Anxiety Assessment Scale for Pregnant Women in Labor (AASPWL) and descriptive research for determining the anxiety level of pregnant women in labor. This study included a total of 269 pregnant women from the delivery room of a training and research hospital between November 2016 and July 2017. The study consists of 2 stages: the first stage includes scale content, construct validity, and reliability; the second stage involves examination of the relationship and effects by establishing a model with the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI).Results: Construct validity was established using a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and an exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Cronbach’s alpha value was calculated to be 0.77 for the reliability of the developed AASPWL.Conclusion: The AASPWL is a reliable and valid scale that can be used to assess the anxiety level of women in labor.