TY - JOUR
T1 - Postnatal quality of life assessment
T2 - validation of the Mother-Generated Index
AU - Symon, Andrew
AU - McGreavey, Jacqui
AU - Picken, Carol
N1 - dc.publisher: Royal College of Gynaecologists (RCOG)
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Quality of life is multifactorial, but may not be adequately assessed using existing validated health measures. The Mother-Generated Index, a subjective tool to measure postnatal quality of life, was assessed in a study of 102 women in Tayside, Scotland. They specified the most important areas of their lives having had a baby, and scored these. The Index showed good correlation with established measures of physical and psychological wellbeing, and accurately tracked attitudes towards the baby and the partner. Face, criterion and construct validity were all demonstrated. As both content and scoring are subjectively determined, the Index encourages a holistic assessment
AB - Quality of life is multifactorial, but may not be adequately assessed using existing validated health measures. The Mother-Generated Index, a subjective tool to measure postnatal quality of life, was assessed in a study of 102 women in Tayside, Scotland. They specified the most important areas of their lives having had a baby, and scored these. The Index showed good correlation with established measures of physical and psychological wellbeing, and accurately tracked attitudes towards the baby and the partner. Face, criterion and construct validity were all demonstrated. As both content and scoring are subjectively determined, the Index encourages a holistic assessment
U2 - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2003.02030.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2003.02030.x
M3 - Article
SN - 1470-0328
VL - 110
SP - 865
EP - 868
JO - British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG)
JF - British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG)
IS - 9
ER -
