Fairbrother Nichole, Hutton Eileen K, Stoll Kathrin, Hall Wendy, Kluka Sandy
Women's Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Canada.
Psychol Assess. 2008 Jun;20(2):150-8. doi: 10.1037/1040-3590.20.2.150.
Although fatigue is a common experience for pregnant women and new mothers, few measures of fatigue have been validated for use with this population. To address this gap, the authors assessed psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue (MAF) scale, which was used in 2 independent samples of pregnant women. Results indicated that the psychometric properties of the scale were very similar across samples and time points. The scale possesses a high level of internal consistency, has good convergent validity with measures of sleep quality and depression, and discriminates well from a measure of social support. Contrary to previous evaluations of the MAF, data strongly suggest that the scale represents a unidimensional construct best represented by a single factor. Results indicate that the MAF is a useful measure of fatigue among pregnant and postpartum women.
尽管疲劳是孕妇和新妈妈的常见经历，但很少有疲劳测量方法在该人群中得到验证。为了填补这一空白，作者评估了疲劳多维评估（MAF）量表的心理测量特性，该量表在两组独立的孕妇样本中使用。结果表明，该量表的心理测量特性在不同样本和时间点非常相似。该量表具有高度的内部一致性，与睡眠质量和抑郁测量方法具有良好的收敛效度，并且与社会支持测量方法有很好的区分度。与之前对MAF的评估相反，数据强烈表明该量表代表了一个由单一因素最佳表示的单维结构。结果表明，MAF是测量孕妇和产后妇女疲劳程度的一种有用方法。
