We assessed the equivalence of total score correlations and screening accuracy to detect major depression using the EPDS-9 versus full EPDS among pregnant and postpartum women. We searched Medline, Medline In-Process and Other Non-Indexed Citations, PsycINFO, and Web of Science from database ...
Women were interviewed in mean gestational week 13 (range 8-21). For the EPDS, a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was calculated for prediction of depression. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to investigate the association between EPDS and HAD-S scores. RESULTS: The optimal...
A binary indicator was created to identify mothers at risk of maternal depression (e.g. moderate-to-severe symptoms of depression) based on a validated cut-off score of ≥10 (Andresen et al., 1994). The CESD-10 has been validated in the Kenyan context against probable major depressive dis...
Conclusions: Approximately half of women who initially score high on the EPDS when screened in pregnancy only have transient distress in both the second and third trimester. To label these women as being 'possibly depressed', and mixing them with women who show enduring distress, represents a ...
Typically, these studies report results from a small range of cut-off points around whatever cut-off score is identified as most accurate. When published data are combined in meta-analyses, estimates of accuracy for different cut-off points may be based on data from different studies, rather ...
We would therefore recommend, as research and clinical practice, a second administration of the EPDS if a woman initially scores in the distressed range at any stage in pregnancy.Agostini, FrancescaMatthey, StephenMinelli, MariannaDellabartola, SaraBonapace, Silvia...