1. Postpartum Sexual Quality of Life: Scale Development and Psychometric Properties Assessment in Iran.
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Rahmani, Azam, Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne, Fallahi, Arezoo, Allahqoli, Leila, Gheshlagh, Reza Ghanei, Abboud, Sarah, and Rezaei, Elham
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EXPERIMENTAL design , *HOSPITALS , *RESEARCH , *MOTHERS , *FOCUS groups , *RESEARCH methodology , *RESEARCH methodology evaluation , *HUMAN sexuality , *INTERVIEWING , *PSYCHOMETRICS , *CRONBACH'S alpha , *TEST validity , *MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques , *PUERPERIUM , *QUALITY of life , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *FACTOR analysis , *INTRACLASS correlation , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *CHI-squared test , *RESEARCH funding , *DATA analysis software , *EVALUATION ,RESEARCH evaluation - Abstract
To develop and assess the psychometric properties of the Postpartum Sexual Quality of Life Scale (PSQLS) in Iran. We employed a mixed-method approach. In the qualitative phase (17 interviews and two focus groups), we generated items for the scale. In the quantitative phase (N = 282), we assessed the psychometric properties of the pre-final version. The final version contained 22 items. Exploratory factor analysis indicated a 5-factor solution that jointly accounted for 59.6% of the variance. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.87. The PSQLS showed good validity and reliability and could be used to evaluate women's postpartum sexual life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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