Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) on the Thai-Myanmar border
Postnatal depression is common and may have severe consequences for women and their children. Locally validated screening tools are required to identify at-risk women in marginalised populations. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is one of the most frequently used tools globally. This...
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| author | Ing, H Fellmeth, G White, J Stein, A Simpson, J McGready, R |
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| description | Postnatal depression is common and may have severe consequences for women and their children. Locally validated screening tools are required to identify at-risk women in marginalised populations. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is one of the most frequently used tools globally. This cross-sectional study assessed the validity and acceptability of the EPDS in Karen and Burmese among postpartum migrant and refugee women on the Thai-Myanmar border. The EPDS was administered to participants and results compared with a diagnostic interview. Local staff provided feedback on the acceptability of the EPDS through a focus group discussion. Results from 670 women showed high accuracy and reasonable internal consistency of the EPDS. However, acceptability to local staff was low, limiting the utility of the EPDS in this setting despite its good psychometrics. Further work is required to identify a tool that is acceptable and sensitive to cultural manifestations of depression in this vulnerable population. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:8740b1a7-3db4-446d-b069-beb0026b3fa12022-03-26T22:09:31ZValidation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) on the Thai-Myanmar borderJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:8740b1a7-3db4-446d-b069-beb0026b3fa1EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordSAGE Publications2017Ing, HFellmeth, GWhite, JStein, ASimpson, JMcGready, RPostnatal depression is common and may have severe consequences for women and their children. Locally validated screening tools are required to identify at-risk women in marginalised populations. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is one of the most frequently used tools globally. This cross-sectional study assessed the validity and acceptability of the EPDS in Karen and Burmese among postpartum migrant and refugee women on the Thai-Myanmar border. The EPDS was administered to participants and results compared with a diagnostic interview. Local staff provided feedback on the acceptability of the EPDS through a focus group discussion. Results from 670 women showed high accuracy and reasonable internal consistency of the EPDS. However, acceptability to local staff was low, limiting the utility of the EPDS in this setting despite its good psychometrics. Further work is required to identify a tool that is acceptable and sensitive to cultural manifestations of depression in this vulnerable population. |
| spellingShingle | Ing, H Fellmeth, G White, J Stein, A Simpson, J McGready, R Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) on the Thai-Myanmar border |
| title | Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) on the Thai-Myanmar border |
| title_full | Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) on the Thai-Myanmar border |
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| title_short | Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) on the Thai-Myanmar border |
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