Dear Hanne,
Your request came last week while I was away.
I wonder if you have considered using a quality of life tool along with the other instruments.
The Mother-Generated Index has been validated for postnatal use (Symon et al 2003), and has been used during pregnancy too (other references below). Its value is that it provides insights into what the woman really thinks, so can provide a lot more useful information than that collected using standard tools. It’s complementary in that sense.
The MGI form does need some explanation, because it’s not the usual ‘tick-box’ approach used by so many survey forms. It also requires a certain level of articulacy, but in practice we’ve found that once women see the point of it they’re quite comfortable with expressing their thoughts in this way.
It’s been used in several countries now (see JAN 2012 article cited below).
I’m happy to discuss if you want to contact me.
Kind regards,
Andrew Symon
Dr Andrew Symon
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School of Nursing & Midwifery
University of Dundee
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Selected references
Symon A, Nagpal J, Maniecka-Bryùa I, Nowakowska-Gùàb A, Rashidian A, Khabiri R, Mendes I, Bezerra Pinheiro AK, Fontenele de Oliveira M, Wu L. (2013) Cross-cultural adaptation and translation of a quality of life tool for new mothers: a methodological and experiential account from six countries. Journal of Advanced Nursing, doi.10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06098.x.
Symon A (2012) The Mother-Generated Index: a new approach to assessing maternal quality of life. In: Perinatal Mental Health: A Clinical Guide (Martin C, ed). M&K Update Ltd., Keswick, pp 325-334
Symon A, Dobb B (2008) An Exploratory Study to Assess the Acceptability of an Antenatal Quality of Life Instrument (The Mother-Generated Index). Midwifery, 24: 442-450
Symon A, McGreavey J, Picken C (2003) Validation of the Mother-Generated Index. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 110: 865-868
Symon A, MacDonald A, Ruta D (2002) Postnatal Quality of Life Assessment: introducing the Mother-Generated Index. Birth, 29: 40-46
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Emne: validated instruments for measuring mental health in pregnant women?
Dear all
Does anyone know about validated instruments for measuring mental health in pregnant women and instruments for measuring psychosocial distress and other social issues (incl SES)?
Thank you !
Best regards,
Hanne
Hanne Kj¿rgaard, RM, Ph.D
Head of research, The Research Unit Women's and Children's Health Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark Associate professor Faculty of Helath and Medical Sciences, Copenhagen University, Denmark
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