A Generalized Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) is recommended to meta-analyze diagnostic test accuracy studies (DTAs) based on aggregate or individual participant data. Since a GLMM does not have a closed-form likelihood function or parameter solutions, computa
JMIR Form Res. 2022;6: e34087. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Levis B, Negeri Z, Sun Y, Benedetti A, Thombs BD. Accuracy of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for screening to detect major depression among pregnant and postpartum women: systematic review and ...
The mother’s sense of the maternal-infant bond begins to form during the prenatal period, a process known as maternal-fetal attachment, prenatal attachment, or prenatal bonding [7, 19]. Cranley (20; p282) describes maternal-fetal attachment as “the extent to which women engage in behaviors...
The participants completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (QLQ), Spielberger Anxiety Questionnaire (SAQ), and Infant Sleep Questionnaire (ISQ). A reliable and valid food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess ...
of the infant as a form of avoiding the source of current distress on the one hand, but also over-involvement with a strong wish for feeling positive emotions and emotional proximity to the infant on the other hand [15,16]. Studies highlight the distinctiveness of MIB impairment or ...
the significance of depression during pregnancy for infant development [54,55], so depressive symptoms assessed at T1 DREAM during pregnancy were accounted for as a potential influencing factor in analyses concerning infant development. The EPDS scores showed strong internal consistency (α = 0.84...
Inequality in health can have profound effects on a child’s opportunities later in life. To prevent these downstream effects in families at increased risk of adversity, programs are needed to provide support and improve well-being across several domains
The primary outcome of depression, as measured by the EPDS, was used to estimate the required sample size. Previous meta-analyses that found mindfulness in the perinatal period reduced depression scores with an effect size of d = 0.59 [21, 22]. The sample size calculation was therefore ...
Port-of-entry (i.e., at the border) asylum-seekers could receive the necessary forms as they enter the country or up to one month after arriving and declaring their intention to make the claim. If there are problems with their "Notification of Intention to Make a Refugee Claim" form, ...
while this study can be used to support the inclusion of the EPDS-3-A and the MGMQ in future evaluations, it cannot be used to draw firm conclusions regarding their accuracy. Further, our own study of postpartum people, some, albeit weak, support for the EPDS-3-A and the General Anxiet...