Journal
BMJ OPEN
Volume 9, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030365
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mental health; antenatal depression; validation studies; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; Beck Depression Inventory-II; Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview
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- Qatar National Library
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Objectives The current study aimed to validate and determine the psychometric properties of the Arabic versions of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in Qatar. Design A cross-sectional study design was employed. Setting Antenatal care (ANC) clinics at nine primary healthcare centres. Participants Pregnant women (n=128) aged 15-46 years in different trimesters of pregnancy, attending the ANC clinics as well as capable of reading and writing in the Arabic language. Results A total of 128 participants were enrolled. On conducting the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, the EPDS showed a larger area under the curve at 0.951 than the BDI-II tool (0.912). Using Youden's index, a score >13 on the EPDS (87% sensitivity, 90% specificity) and >19 on the BDI-II (96% sensitivity, 73% specificity) allowed for the greatest division between depressed and non-depressed participants. Conclusion To address the under-recognition of antenatal depression, physicians at primary healthcare centres in Qatar should be encouraged to utilise the EPDS to screen pregnant women seeking ANC services.
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