The edinburgh postnatal depression scale

dc.contributor.author	Βιβιλάκη, Βικτώρια Γ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Δαφέρμος, Βασίλης	el
dc.contributor.author	Κοβεγινάς, Μανώλης	el
dc.contributor.author	Μπίτσιος, Πάνος	el
dc.contributor.author	Λιόνης, Χρήστος Δ.	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-07T08:13:12Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-07T08:13:12Z
dc.date.issued	2015-06-07
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/15403
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
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dc.source	http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpublichealth/	en
dc.subject	Analysis of variance
dc.subject	Postpartum depression
dc.subject	Female
dc.subject	Greece
dc.subject	Humans
dc.subject	Pilot projects
dc.subject	Psychometrics
dc.subject	Sensitivity and Specificity
dc.subject	Ανάλυση διακύμανσης
dc.subject	Επιλόχειος κατάθλιψη
dc.subject	Θηλυκό
dc.subject	Ελλάδα
dc.subject	Άνθρωποι
dc.subject	Πιλοτικά προγράμματα
dc.subject	Ψυχομετρία
dc.subject	Ευαισθησία και Ειδικότητα
dc.title	The edinburgh postnatal depression scale	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	translation and validation for a greek sample	en
heal.classification	Midwifery
heal.classification	Psychology
heal.classification	Μαιευτική
heal.classification	Ψυχολογία
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heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-329
heal.language	en
heal.access	campus
heal.recordProvider	Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Μαιευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2009
heal.bibliographicCitation	Vivilaki, V., Dafermos, V., Koveginas, M., Bitsios, P. and Lionis, C. (2009) The edinburgh postnatal depression scale: translation and validation for a greek sample. "BMC Public Health", 9. Available from: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/329 [Accessed: 07/06/2015].	en
heal.abstract	Background. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is an important screening instrument that is used routinely with mothers during the postpartum period for early identification of postnatal depression. The purpose of this study was to validate the Greek version of EPDS along with sensitivity, specificity and predictive values. Methods. 120 mothers within 12 weeks postpartum were recruited from the perinatal care registers of the Maternity Departments of 4 Hospitals of Heraklion municipality, Greece. EPDS and Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) surveys were administered in random order to the mothers. Each mother was diagnosed with depression according to the validated Greek version of BDI-II. The psychometric measurements that were performed included: two independent samples t-tests, One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), reliability coefficients, Explanatory factor analysis using a Varimax rotation and Principal Components Method. Confirmatory analysis -known as structural equation modelling- of principal components was conducted by LISREL (Linear Structural Relations). A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was carried out to evaluate the global functioning of the scale. Results. 8 (6.7%) of the mothers were diagnosed with major postnatal depression, 14 (11.7%) with moderate and 38 (31.7%) with mild depression on the basis of BDI-II scores. The internal consistency of the EPDS Greek version -using Chronbach's alpha coefficient- was found 0.804 and that of Guttman split-half coefficient 0.742. Our findings confirm the multidimensionality of EPDS, demonstrating a two-factor structure which contained subscales reflecting depressive symptoms and anxiety. The Confirmatory Factor analysis demonstrated that the two factor model offered a very good fit to our data. The area under ROC curve AUC was found 0.7470 and the logistic estimate for the threshold score of 8/9 fitted the model sensitivity at 76.7% and model specificity at 68.3%. Conclusion. Our data confirm the validity of the Greek version of the EPDS in identifying postnatal depression. The Greek EPDS scale could be used as a useful instrument in both clinical practice and research.	en
heal.publisher	Carey, Rachel	en
heal.journalName	BMC Public Health	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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