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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of EPDS and BDI-II as a screening tool for antenatal depression: Evidence from Qatar
BMJ Open, Volume 9, No. 9, Article e030365, Year 2019
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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% specificity) and >19 on the BDI-II (96% sensitivity, 73% specificity) 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. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Naja, Sarah
Qatar, Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation
Al-Kubaisi, Noora
Qatar, Doha
Primary Health Care Corporation
Chehab, Mohamad Abdul Halim
Qatar, Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation
Al-Dahshan, Ayman
Qatar, Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation
Bougmiza, Mohamed Iheb
Qatar, Doha
Primary Health Care Corporation
Statistics
Citations: 31
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030365
ISSN:
20446055
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Mental Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Female