TY - JOUR
T1 - Translation and validation of the Japanese version of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire version A
AU - Takegata, Mizuki
AU - Haruna, Megumi
AU - Matsuzaki, Masayo
AU - Shiraishi, Mie
AU - Murayama, Ryoko
AU - Okano, Tadaharu
AU - Severinsson, Elisabeth
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Severe antenatal fear of childbirth causes adverse effects on emotional well-being during the postpartum period. The Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire is widely used to measure fear of childbirth among women before (version A) and after (version B) delivery. In this study, the original Swedish version was translated into Japanese, and its validity and reliability were examined among healthy, pregnant Japanese women. The Japanese-translated version presented a multidimensional structure with four factors: fear, lack of positive anticipation, isolation, and riskiness. Exhibiting concurrent/convergent validity, the Japanese version correlated with other psychological measures at expected levels. The Cronbach's α (0.90) and the intraclass correlation coefficient (0.86, P<0.001) were high. In conclusion, the results provide support for the Japanese version to be considered a valid and reliable measure of prenatal fear of childbirth among pregnant Japanese women.
AB - Severe antenatal fear of childbirth causes adverse effects on emotional well-being during the postpartum period. The Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire is widely used to measure fear of childbirth among women before (version A) and after (version B) delivery. In this study, the original Swedish version was translated into Japanese, and its validity and reliability were examined among healthy, pregnant Japanese women. The Japanese-translated version presented a multidimensional structure with four factors: fear, lack of positive anticipation, isolation, and riskiness. Exhibiting concurrent/convergent validity, the Japanese version correlated with other psychological measures at expected levels. The Cronbach's α (0.90) and the intraclass correlation coefficient (0.86, P<0.001) were high. In conclusion, the results provide support for the Japanese version to be considered a valid and reliable measure of prenatal fear of childbirth among pregnant Japanese women.
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U2 - 10.1111/nhs.12036
DO - 10.1111/nhs.12036
M3 - Article
C2 - 23425355
AN - SCOPUS:84883781563
SN - 1441-0745
VL - 15
SP - 326
EP - 332
JO - Nursing and Health Sciences
JF - Nursing and Health Sciences
IS - 3
ER -