title: Psychometric evaluation of the Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale-Turkish version (TPDS-T).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale-Turkish version (TPDS-T).
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample consisted of 214 healthy pregnant women in maternity clinics in an urban center in western Turkey. The instruments included a demographic questionnaire and TPDS-T.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The internal consistency reliability coefficient of the TPDS-T was .70. The correlation coefficients between the lower dimension item scores and lower dimension total scores were .20 to .73. According to the confirmatory factor analysis, the model fit indexes of the scale were determined as root mean square error of approximation = .051, goodness-of-fit index = .91, comparative fit index = .92, and nonnormed fit index = .90.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The TPDS-T is a valid and reliable scale that can be used to determine distress of pregnant women in Turkey.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This scale can be used as a guide by Turkish midwives and obstetric nurses planning pregnancy follow-up care.
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey merveertugrul@hotmail.com.tr.
authors.forename: Merve
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ertuğrul
authors.affiliation: Sifa University, Health Sciences Faculty Nursing Department, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hülya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okumuş
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Merlinda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aluş Tokat
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bektaş
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: midwifery; nursing; pregnancy; reliability; validity