Validity and reliability of the Spanish version of the "Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire" (W-DEQ-B)
Roldán-Merino, Juan (Universitat de Barcelona)
Ortega-Cejas, Celia Maria (Midwife, Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinic (Barcelona))
Lluch-Canut, Teresa (Universitat de Barcelona. Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut)
Farres-Tarafa, Mariona (Universitat de Barcelona)
Biurrun-Garrido, Ainoa (Universitat de Barcelona)
Casas, Irma (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol)
Castrillo-Pérez, Mª Isabel (Midwife, Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinic (Barcelona))
Vicente-Hernández, Mª Mercedes (Midwife, Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinic (Barcelona))
Jimenez-Barragan, Marta (Hospital Universitari MútuaTerrassa (Terrassa, Catalunya))
Martínez-Mondejar, Raquel (Midwife, Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinic (Barcelona))
Hurtado-Pardos, Barbara (Universitat de Barcelona)
Cabrera Jaime, Sandra (Institut Català d'Oncologia)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Date:	2021
Abstract:	The Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ-B) is an instrument that allows the experiences around fear of childbirth to be examined after the birth. It is currently the most widely used to measure different aspects related to the fear of childbirth and enables healthcare and additional assistance to women after birth to be adapted according to their needs. The objective of this study was to translate the W-DEQ-B into Spanish and analyse its reliability and validity. The study was carried out in two phases: (1) transcultural adaption of the questionnaire to Spanish and (2) a transversal study in a sample of 190 postpartum women from Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinics in the province of Barcelona (Spain). The psychometric properties were examined in terms of reliability (internal consistency and temporal stability) and construct validity (confirmatory factorial analysis [CFA] and exploratory factorial analysis [EFA]). The results of the CFA did not confirm unidimensionality of the W-DEQ-B questionnaire. The EFA suggested four very similar, but not identical, dimensions to those obtained in other studies in which the W-DEQ-B has been evaluated. Both the Cronbach's alpha and the omega coefficient were adequate for the total questionnaire and for each of the four dimensions. The results of this study confirm that the W-DEQ-B is multi-dimensional. In the Spanish version of the W-DEQ-B-Sp four dimensions have been identified that allow the experiences around fear of childbirth to be examined after the birth. The Spanish version of the WDEQ-B (WDEQ-B-Sp) is reliable and valid for the measurement of fear of childbirth in clinical practice and for use in future research.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Published in:	PloS one, Vol. 16 (april 2021) , ISSN 1932-6203

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249942
PMID: 33901208

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