Validation of the Arabic Version of the Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS: NICU)

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dc.contributor.authorMasri, Saadieh
dc.contributor.authorCharafeddine, Lama
dc.contributor.authorTamim, Hani Mohammed
dc.contributor.authorNaamani, Mohamad
dc.contributor.authorJammal, Taleb
dc.contributor.authorAkoury-Dirani, Leyla
dc.contributor.departmentPediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
dc.contributor.departmentInternal Medicine
dc.contributor.departmentPsychiatry
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Medicine (FM)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T12:11:02Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T12:11:02Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a highly stressful environment for parents. The Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS: NICU) has been validated and used in several languages aside Arabic. This study aimed at translating the scale to Arabic (A-PSS: NICU) and validating it using a cohort of parents of infants admitted to the NICU. Between August 2015 and May 2017, the reliability and construct validity of the A-PSS: NICU were tested on 207 mothers and fathers in two tertiary care hospitals within Greater Beirut. Participants answered the A-PSS: NICU questionnaire, and were interviewed by a clinical psychologist who used the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A). An exploratory factor analysis revealed that the A-PSS: NICU is composed of four factors. The A-PSS: NICU overall reliability was excellent (Cronbach’s alpha.92). The A-PSS: NICU scores correlated positively and significantly with those of the HAM-A (r =.24, p <.0001). The A-PSS: NICU is a valid and reliable measure of parents’ stress in the NICU. Using this scale may prove to be beneficial to Arabic-speaking parents as it assists health professionals in identifying potential stressors that can be addressed during the infants’ stay within the NICU. © 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-019-09643-1
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85068834406
dc.identifier.pmid31267296
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/32483
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectArabic version
dc.subjectNeonatal intensive care unit
dc.subjectParental stressor scale
dc.subjectValidation
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAnxiety
dc.subjectAnxiety disorders
dc.subjectFactor analysis, statistical
dc.subjectFathers
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHealth personnel
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectInfant, newborn
dc.subjectIntensive care units, neonatal
dc.subjectLanguage
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMothers
dc.subjectParents
dc.subjectReproducibility of results
dc.subjectStress, psychological
dc.subjectSurveys and questionnaires
dc.subjectTranslating
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectClinical psychology
dc.subjectConstruct validity
dc.subjectControlled study
dc.subjectCronbach alpha coefficient
dc.subjectExploratory factor analysis
dc.subjectFather
dc.subjectHamilton anxiety scale
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectHuman experiment
dc.subjectInfant
dc.subjectMother
dc.subjectQuestionnaire
dc.subjectSpeech
dc.subjectStress
dc.subjectTertiary care center
dc.subjectValidation process
dc.subjectAnxiety disorder
dc.subjectChild parent relation
dc.subjectFactor analysis
dc.subjectHealth care personnel
dc.subjectMental stress
dc.subjectNewborn
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectReproducibility
dc.subjectTranslating (language)
dc.titleValidation of the Arabic Version of the Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS: NICU)
dc.typeArticle

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