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- Title
Persian version of the Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning (BIMF): a cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation.
- Authors
Ansariniaki, Mehri; Lamyian, Minoor; Ahmadi, Fazlollah; Rahimi Foroushani, Abbas; Curry, Carolann L.; Barkin, Jennifer L.
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Postpartum maternal functioning has the potential to affect the quality of interaction between mother and child. A proper assessment of maternal functioning requires a comprehensive and accurate tool. The objective of this study was to prepare a Persian version of the Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning (BIMF) and evaluate its psychometric properties in order to determine its applicability in Iranian mothers.<bold>Methods: </bold>The BIMF was translated into Persian and then culturally adapted for Iranian women. After evaluating face and content validity, to perform factor analysis, a cross-sectional study was conducted using the Persian version of BIMF. The data was collected from two unique groups of 250 mothers (in all 500 mothers) who had infants 2 to 12-months old and who were selected using a two-stage cluster sampling method. Factor analysis, Pearson's correlation, intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC), composite reliability (CR) and Cronbach's alpha were employed in order to evaluate structural validity and reliability.<bold>Results: </bold>Exploratory factor analysis resulted in a five-factor structure consisting of 20 items. Subsequently, confirmatory factor analysis (X 2/ df = 1.61, RMSEA = 0.050, GFI = 0.91, CFI = 0.91) confirmed that the Persian version had satisfactory goodness of fit. Reliability and internal consistency were confirmed with a CR of 0.77, an ICC of 0.87 and a Cronbach's alpha of 0.81.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The findings indicated that the Persian version of the BIMF is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing maternal functioning among Iranian mothers.
- Subjects
PSYCHOMETRICS; POSTNATAL care; MATERNAL health; CRONBACH'S alpha; QUALITY of life
- Publication
BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2393
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12884-021-03556-4