Abstract

Background: Pregnancy is a physiological state. Women are prone to many disorders during this period. Effect psychological status of the mother on pregnancy outcome is an important issue in mental health. The assessment scale of experience pregnancy can study Uplifts and Hassles status in pregnant women. Aim: This research investigated the reliability and confirmatory factor analysis of Persian version of the pregnancy experience scale - Brief Version. Place of study: Prenatal clinics of Shiraz University Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran, from February to April 2016. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the Persian version of the Pregnancy Experience Scale - Brief Version was completed by 260 eligible pregnant women living in Shiraz, Iran 2016. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate the validity of constructs. Total Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.716 and Intra-class correlation coefficient 0.721, which both showed the appropriate reliability of Persian version scale. Results: The findings showed that the Persian brief version of Pregnancy Experience Scale, with two factor, has adequate validity and reliability. Conclusion: The Persian version of the Pregnancy Experience Scale - Brief Version can be used as an appropriate tool for evaluating of Uplifts and Hassles pregnancy in Shiraz, Iran.