Characteristics of the Edinburgh post natal depression scale in The Netherlands
1992; Elsevier BV; Volume: 26; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0165-0327(92)90041-4
ISSN1573-2517
AutoresVictor J. Pop, Ivan H. Komproe, Maarten J. van Son,
Tópico(s)Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
ResumoThe Edinburgh Post Natal Depression Scale (EPDS), a 10-item self-rating depression scale, was translated into Dutch and compared in 293 postpartum women with other self-rating scales commonly in use in The Netherlands. In addition the structure of EPDS was analyzed by various factor analyses to reveal some of its dimensional aspects. The Dutch version of EPDS was found to be a self-rating scale with good psychometric characteristics which measures what it claims to measure: the strength of depressive symptoms. With LISREL a 2-factor model could be distinguished which contained subscales reflecting depressive symptoms and cognitive anxiety.
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