Suvremena psihologija, Vol. 16 No. 2, 2013.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Validation Study of the Croatian Version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
Sandra Nakić Radoš
orcid.org/0000-0002-8330-8427
; Klinika za ženske bolesti i porodništvo, KBC Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Meri Tadinac
orcid.org/0000-0002-3770-9000
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Radoslav Herman
; Zdravstveno veleučilište, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Validation studies established different cut-off points for the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in different countries. The aim of this paper was to validate the Croatian EPDS against DSM-IV-TR for major and minor depression. A community sample of 272 women was followed from pregnancy to six weeks postpartum. They filled out the EPDS and STAI and were diagnosed using the SCID-I-RV. At the
8/9 cut-off score the sensitivity of the EPDS was 77.3% and its specificity was 82.4%. The principal component analysis with oblique rotation resulted in two correlated oblique factors, reflecting depressive and anxiety symptoms. Since the scree plot indicated
that a one-factor solution would be appropriate, it is advised to treat the scale as one-dimensional. The Croatian version of the EPDS is a valid screening instrument and can be used by health practitioners for PPD screening.
Ključne riječi
postpartum depression; EPDS; validity; factor analysis; ROC; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
127258
URI
Datum izdavanja:
16.12.2013.
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