Replicability and stability of the multidimensional model of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in late pregnancy.
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs
; 14(3): 319-24, 2007 May.
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| ID: mdl-17430456
ABSTRACT
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a widely used screening tool for post-natal depression (PND). Recent factor analytic investigations of the EPDS have suggested the instrument may be useful in the prediction of PND as the instrument appears to be multidimensional, thus facilitating sub-scale development for this purpose. The psychometric properties of the EPDS were evaluated in women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Confirmatory factor analyses found support for the multidimensionality of the instrument; however, there was clear variability in model fit to data suggesting previous reports of the stability of the underlying factor structure of this instrument may be over-optimistic. The potential for development of the EPDS as a predictive screening measure of PND is likely to be optimistic because of variability in the factor structure of the instrument over the course of pregnancy and in the post-natal period.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Terceiro Trimestre da Gravidez
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Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Análise Fatorial
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Depressão Pós-Parto
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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PSICOLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido