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NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
卷 55, 期 2, 页码 113-117出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS
DOI: 10.1080/08039480151108525
关键词
Edinburgh postnatal depression scale; postpartum depression; sensitivity; specificity; validation
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This study was undertaken to validate a Norwegian translation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). The EPDS was validated against the DSM-IV criteria for major depression, derived from the PRIME-MD, in an interview study of 56 women selected from a community-based questionnaire study of 310 women 6 weeks postpartum. A score of greater than or equal to 10 on the EPDS scale identified all women with major depression, giving a sensitivity of 100% (95% confidence interval; 72%-100%) and a specificity of 87% (95% confidence interval; 77%-95%). The EPDS scores were strongly correlated with the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale in the subsample of women interviewed (n = 56) and with the Hopkins Symptom Check List (SCL-25) scores in the questionnaire study (n = 310). Our results with regard to the sensitivity and specificity estimates are comparable with prior validation studies; however, the confidence intervals around the estimates are wide. Nevertheless, this study confirms that the EPDS is a valid clinical screening instrument for detecting postpartum depression.
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