Abstract
Purpose: This study investigated the optimal cutoff points of three psychological tools for screening psychiatric disorders in women with high-risk pregnancy.
Design and Methods: In this cross-sectional study (N = 155), sensitivity/specificity of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), the Brief Symptom Inventory 53-items (BSI-53), and the BSI-18 were computed with respect to having a psychiatric diagnosis based on the clinical interview.
Results: The usual cutoffs (≥13 for EPDS, T-score of 63 for BSI-53) demonstrated poor diagnostic accuracy. The optimal thresholds were computed for EPDS cutoff of 6.5, GSI = 0.47 for BSI-53, and GSI = 0.5 for BSI-18.
Practice Implications: The use of psychological tools among pregnant women with high-risk pregnancy may need to be modified in order to accurately identify psychiatric disorders.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e518 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-9 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Health Science Reports |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 18 Feb 2022 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 The Authors. Health Science Reports published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
Funding
The National Institute for Medical Research Development (NIMAD) supported the funding (Grant Number: 973413). The funder reviewed the project plan and rewarded a small grant for implementation of the project.
Keywords
- anxiety
- depression
- high-risk
- mental disorders
- pregnancy
- screening
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