Nespoli Antonella, Fumagalli Simona, Mosconi Laura, Bonaiuti Roberto, Vannacci Alfredo, Ravaldi Claudia
School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore, 48, Monza, 20900, MB, Italy.
CiaoLapo Foundation for Healthy Pregnancy, Stillbirth and Perinatal Loss Support, Via degli Abatoni, 11/11, Prato, 59100, Italy.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2025 Mar 15;25(1):289. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-07422-5.
Miscarriage is a traumatic life event that involves over forty thousand Italian women every year. Women affected by this loss can have long-term psychological consequences. For this reason, it is paramount to identify women at risk of developing such complications to ensure they receive proper support. The aim of this study is to perform a translation into Italian and a validation of the Revised Impact of Miscarriage Scale (RIMS), which is a valuable support for healthcare professionals to assess women after a miscarriage.
Double-translation technique was performed. A sample of 543 women completed the survey for the validation process which included RIMS, the Perinatal Grief Scale (PGS) and NSESSS. These last two instruments are usually used to assess the impact of perinatal loss on women's life.
The Italian version of RIMS (RIMS-IT) has good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha value 0,89). Factor analysis was conducted to confirm the construct validity and three factors were extracted. They reflected the factorial analysis of the original version. Scores of RIMS, PGS, and NSESSS were strongly correlated.
RIMS-IT can be a valuable support for clinicians and researchers to identify women at risk of developing psychiatric symptoms and to analyse factors involved in the onset of these complications.
流产是一种创伤性的生活事件，每年有超过四万意大利女性受其影响。经历这种损失的女性可能会产生长期的心理后果。因此，识别有发生此类并发症风险的女性以确保她们得到适当的支持至关重要。本研究的目的是将修订后的流产影响量表（RIMS）翻译成意大利语并进行验证，该量表对医疗保健专业人员评估流产后的女性是一项有价值的辅助工具。
采用双重翻译技术。543名女性参与了验证过程的调查，调查内容包括RIMS、围产期悲伤量表（PGS）和NSESSS。后两种工具通常用于评估围产期损失对女性生活的影响。
RIMS的意大利语版本（RIMS-IT）具有良好的内部一致性（克朗巴哈系数值为0.89）。进行了因子分析以确认结构效度，并提取了三个因子。它们反映了原始版本的因子分析结果。RIMS、PGS和NSESSS的得分高度相关。
RIMS-IT可为临床医生和研究人员识别有出现精神症状风险的女性以及分析这些并发症发生的相关因素提供有价值的支持。
