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Table 4 Overview of Measures, Outcomes, and Corresponding Measurement Occasions for the (pregnant) Women and their Partners

From: ‘I’ve Changed My Mind’, Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) for pregnant women with a high level of fear of childbirth and their partners: study protocol of the quasi-experimental controlled trial

Measure

Outcome domain

Measurement occasion

T1

T2

T3

T4

W-DEQ-A

Anticipated fear of childbirth

X

X

  

W-DEQ-B

Experienced fear of childbirth

  

X

X

PDSSa

Perinatal disaster scenarios

X

X

X

X

PAFS

Responses to anxiety and fear

X

X

X

X

CLP

Catastrophizing of labour pain

X

X

  

LPAQ

Acceptance of labour pain

X

X

  

VAS

Labour pain intensity

X

X

X

 

WAOIa

Willingness to accept interventions

X

X

  

DASS-21a

Depression, anxiety and stress

X

X

X

X

PSSa

Stress

X

X

X

X

EPDS

Prenatal/postnatal depression

X

X

X

X

PES-US

Uplifting experience of pregnancy

X

X

  

NPSI-SFa

Parenting stress

  

X

X

EQ-5Da

Quality of life

X

X

X

X

PSQIa

Sleep quality

X

X

X

X

HSDQ-Ia

Insomnia

X

X

X

X

ISVISa

Interpretation of infant sleep

X

X

X

X

BISQ

Infant sleep

  

X

X

MAFa

Fatigue

X

X

X

X

SILa

Satisfaction with birth

  

X

X

MR

Medical report about perinatal period

   

X

BSES-SF

Breastfeeding self-efficacy

  

X

X

FFMQa

Mindful awareness

X

X

X

X

IM-Pa

Mindful parenting skills

  

X

X

SCS-SFa

Self-compassion

X

X

X

X

PHCQ

Costs in and outside the healthcare sector

X

X

X

X

  1. Note. ainstruments are filled in by (pregnant) woman and partner, others are filled in by (pregnant) women only. T1 = pre-intervention; T2 = post-intervention; T3 = two -four weeks after birth; T4 = 16–20 weeks after birth. MBCP or FoCC takes place between T1 and T2. BISQ Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire, BSES-SF Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form, CLP Catastrophizing Labour Pain, DASS-21 Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, EPDS Edinburgh Prenatal/Postnatal Depression Scale, EQ-5D Five-Dimensional EuroQol, FFMQ Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire, HSDQ-I Holland Sleep Disorders Questionnaire-Insomnia subscale, IM-P Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting scale, ISVIS Infant Sleep Vignettes Interpretation Scale, LPAQ Labour Pain Acceptance Questionnaire, MAF Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue, MR Medical Report, NPSI-SF Nijmeegse Parental Stress Index-Short Form, PAFS Perinatal Anxiety/Fear Scale, PES-US Pregnancy Experience Scale-Uplifts Subscale, PDSS Perinatal Disaster Scenarios Scale, PHCQ Perinatal Healthcare Costs Questionnaire, PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSS Perceived Stress Scale, SCS-SF Self Compassion Scale Short-Form, SIL Salomon’s Item List, WAOI Willingness to Accept Obstetrical Interventions, W-DEQ-A Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire-version A, W-DEQ-B Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire-version B