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Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of EPDS and BDI-II as a screening tool for antenatal depression: evidence from Qatar.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The current study aimed to validate and determine the psychometric properties of the Arabic versions of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in Qatar.

Design

A cross-sectional study design was employed.

Setting

Antenatal care (ANC) clinics at nine primary healthcare centres.

Participants

Pregnant women (n=128) aged 15-46 years in different trimesters of pregnancy, attending the ANC clinics as well as capable of reading and writing in the Arabic language.

Results

A total of 128 participants were enrolled. On conducting the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, the EPDS showed a larger area under the curve at 0.951 than the BDI-II tool (0.912). Using Youden's index, a score >13 on the EPDS (87% sensitivity, 90% speci?city) and >19 on the BDI-II (96% sensitivity, 73% speci?city) allowed for the greatest division between depressed and non-depressed participants.

Conclusion

To address the under-recognition of antenatal depression, physicians at primary healthcare centres in Qatar should be encouraged to utilise the EPDS to screen pregnant women seeking ANC services.

SUBMITTER: Naja S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6747648 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of EPDS and BDI-II as a screening tool for antenatal depression: evidence from Qatar.

Naja Sarah S Al-Kubaisi Noora N Chehab Mohamad M Al-Dahshan Ayman A Abuhashem Nada N Bougmiza Iheb I

BMJ open 20190913 9

<h4>Objectives</h4>The current study aimed to validate and determine the psychometric properties of the Arabic versions of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in Qatar.<h4>Design</h4>A cross-sectional study design was employed.<h4>Setting</h4>Antenatal care (ANC) clinics at nine primary healthcare centres.<h4>Participants</h4>Pregnant women (n=128) aged 15-46 years in different trimesters of pregnancy, attending the ANC clinics as well as ...[more]

PMID: 31519679

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Dataset Information

Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of EPDS and BDI-II as a screening tool for antenatal depression: evidence from Qatar.

Objectives

Design

Setting

Participants

Results

Conclusion

Publications

Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of EPDS and BDI-II as a screening tool for antenatal depression: evidence from Qatar.

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