Appraisal of Life Events (ALE) scale in a sample of Greek infertile women undergoing fertility treatment

dc.contributor.author	Γουρουντή, Κλεάνθη	el
dc.contributor.author	Αναγνωστόπουλος, Φώτιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Αλεξιάς, Γεώργιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Βασλαματζής, Γρηγόριος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-17T11:21:05Z
dc.date.issued	2015-05-17
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/10588
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.midwiferyjournal.com/	en
dc.subject	Midwifery
dc.subject	Primary appraisals
dc.subject	Infertility
dc.subject	Validation
dc.subject	Confirmatory factor analysis
dc.subject	Μαιευτική
dc.subject	Πρωταρχικές εκτιμήσεις
dc.subject	Υπογονιμότητα
dc.subject	Επιβεβαιωτική παραγοντική ανάλυση
dc.title	Appraisal of Life Events (ALE) scale in a sample of Greek infertile women undergoing fertility treatment	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	a confirmatory factor analysis	en
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Gynecology
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Γυναικολογία
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058092
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Γυναικολογία
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96006072
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006125
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.06.010
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
heal.access	forever
heal.recordProvider	Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Μαιευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2012-08
heal.bibliographicCitation	Gourounti, K., Anagnostopoulos, F., Alexias, G. & Vaslamatzis, G. (2012) Appraisal of Life Events scale in a sample of Greek infertile women undergoing fertility treatment: a confirmatory factor analysis. "Midwifery". 28 (4). p. 445-450. Available from: http://www.midwiferyjournal.com/article/S0266-6138%2811%2900089-1/abstract [Accessed: 17/05/2015]	en
heal.abstract	Objective: to examine the construct validity of the Greek version of the Appraisal of Life Events (ALE) scale, originally developed by Ferguson et al. (1999), in a sample of infertile women. As there are no data concerning the validity of the ALE scale in infertile populations, a special focus was placed on construct validity through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Setting: public hospital in Athens, Greece. Design: cross-sectional study. Participants: 160 women undergoing fertility treatment with in-vitro fertilisation. Methods: the ALE scale was ‘forward–backward’ translated from English to Greek. The translated instrument was then administered to a set of infertile women for pilot testing. CFA was used to test the construct validity of the ALE scale. Findings: CFA supported the superiority of a model with three correlated first-order factors (challenge, threat and loss) and one second-order factor (stress appraisal) that underlay the first-order factors of threat and loss. Conclusion: the ALE scale was found to have a multidimensional structure. Implications for practice: the assessment of infertility appraisal during in-vitro fertilisation through a valid instrument may lead to the identification of women who are at greater risk of experiencing high stress, not only during fertility treatment but also during pregnancy and postnatal period in case of a successful IVF treatment.	en
heal.publisher	Bick, Debra	en
heal.journalName	Midwifery	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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