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Surestimation de la prévalence de la dépression du postpartum selon une version en 5 items de l’EDPE: Une revue systématique et une méta-analyse des données individuelles des participants

Translated title of the contribution: Overestimation of Postpartum Depression Prevalence Based on a 5-item Version of the EPDS: Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis
  • Brett D. Thombs*
  • , Brooke Levis
  • , Anita Lyubenova
  • , Dipika Neupane
  • , Zelalem Negeri
  • , Yin Wu
  • , Ying Sun
  • , Chen He
  • , Ankur Krishnan
  • , Simone N. Vigod
  • , Parash Mani Bhandari
  • , Mahrukh Imran
  • , Danielle B. Rice
  • , Marleine Azar
  • , Matthew J. Chiovitti
  • , Nazanin Saadat
  • , Kira E. Riehm
  • , Jill T. Boruff
  • , Pim Cuijpers
  • , Simon Gilbody
  • John P.A. Ioannidis, Lorie A. Kloda, Scott B. Patten, Ian Shrier, Roy C. Ziegelstein, Liane Comeau, Nicholas D. Mitchell, Marcello Tonelli, Jacqueline Barnes, Cheryl Tatano Beck, Carola Bindt, Barbara Figueiredo, Nadine Helle, Louise M. Howard, Jane Kohlhoff, Zoltán Kozinszky, Angeliki A. Leonardou, Sandra Nakić Radoš, Chantal Quispel, Tamsen J. Rochat, Alan Stein, Robert C. Stewart, Meri Tadinac, S. Darius Tandon, Iva Tendais, Annamária Töreki, Thach D. Tran, Kylee Trevillion, Katherine Turner, Johann M. Vega-Dienstmaier, Andrea Benedetti
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Objective: The Maternal Mental Health in Canada, 2018/2019, survey reported that 18% of 7,085 mothers who recently gave birth reported “feelings consistent with postpartum depression” based on scores ≥7 on a 5-item version of the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS-5). The EPDS-5 was designed as a screening questionnaire, not to classify disorders or estimate prevalence; the extent to which EPDS-5 results reflect depression prevalence is unknown. We investigated EPDS-5 ≥7 performance relative to major depression prevalence based on a validated diagnostic interview, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM (SCID). Methods: We searched Medline, Medline In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, PsycINFO, and the Web of Science Core Collection through June 2016 for studies with data sets with item response data to calculate EPDS-5 scores and that used the SCID to ascertain depression status. We conducted an individual participant data meta-analysis to estimate pooled percentage of EPDS-5 ≥7, pooled SCID major depression prevalence, and the pooled difference in prevalence. Results: A total of 3,958 participants from 19 primary studies were included. Pooled prevalence of SCID major depression was 9.2% (95% confidence interval [CI] 6.0% to 13.7%), pooled percentage of participants with EPDS-5 ≥7 was 16.2% (95% CI 10.7% to 23.8%), and pooled difference was 8.0% (95% CI 2.9% to 13.2%). In the 19 included studies, mean and median ratios of EPDS-5 to SCID prevalence were 2.1 and 1.4 times. Conclusions: Prevalence estimated based on EPDS-5 ≥7 appears to be substantially higher than the prevalence of major depression. Validated diagnostic interviews should be used to establish prevalence.

Translated title of the contributionOverestimation of Postpartum Depression Prevalence Based on a 5-item Version of the EPDS: Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis
Original languageFrench
Pages (from-to)835-844
Number of pages10
JournalCanadian Journal of Psychiatry
Volume65
Issue number12
Early online date26 Oct 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2020

Funding

The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR, KRS-140994). Drs. Thombs and Benedetti were supported by Fonds de recherche du Québec–Santé (FRQS) researcher salary awards. Dr. Levis was supported by a FRQS Postdoctoral Training Fellowship. Ms. Lyubenova was supported by the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship Program. Ms. Neupane was supported by G.R. Caverhill Fellowship from the Faculty of Medicine, McGill University. Dr. Wu was supported by a FRQS Postdoctoral Training Fellowship. Ms. Rice was supported by a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Mr. Bhandari was supported by a studentship from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. Ms. Azar was supported by a FRQS Masters Training Award. The primary study by Barnes et al. was supported by a grant from the Health Foundation (1665/608). The primary study by Beck et al. was supported by the Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation and the University of Connecticut Research Foundation. The primary study by de Figueiredo et al. was supported by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo. The primary study by Tendais et al. was supported under the project POCI/SAU-ESP/56397/2004 by the Operational Program Science and Innovation 2010 (POCI 2010) of the Community Support Board III and by the European Community Fund FEDER. The primary study by Helle et al. was supported by the Werner Otto Foundation, the Kroschke Foundation, and the Feindt Foundation. The primary study by Howard et al. was supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under its Programme Grants for Applied Research Programme (Grant Reference Numbers RP-PG-1210-12002 and RP-DG-1108-10012) and by the South London Clinical Research Network. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. The primary study by Phillips et al. was supported by a scholarship from the National Health and Medical and Research Council (NHMRC). The primary study by Nakić Radoš et al. was supported by the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education, and Sports (134-0000000-2421). The primary study by Quispel et al. was supported by Stichting Achmea Gezondheid (grant number z-282). The primary study by Rochat et al. was supported by grants from the University of Oxford (HQ5035), the Tuixen Foundation (9940), the Wellcome Trust (082384/Z/07/Z and 071571), and the American Psychological Association. Dr. Rochat receives salary support from a Wellcome Trust Intermediate Fellowship (211374/Z/18/Z). The primary study by Prenoveau et al. was supported by The Wellcome Trust (grant number 071571). The primary study by Stewart et al. was supported by Professor Francis Creed’s Journal of Psychosomatic Research Editorship fund (BA00457) administered through University of Manchester. The primary study by Tandon et al. was funded by the Thomas Wilson Sanitarium. The primary study by Tran et al. was supported by the Myer Foundation who funded the study under its Beyond Australia scheme. Dr. Tran was supported by an early career fellowship from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the Department of Health and Social Care. The primary study by Vega-Dienstmaier et al. was supported by Tejada Family Foundation, Inc, and Peruvian-American Endowment, Inc. No other authors reported funding for primary studies or for their work on this study.

FundersFunder number
University of Connecticut
Community Support Board III
Werner Otto Stiftung
McGill University Health Centre
Feindt Foundation
Mitacs
Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Croatian Ministry of Science, Education, and Sports
Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé
Kroschke Foundation
National Health and Medical Research Council
Tejada Family Foundation
McGill University
Myer Foundation
European Community Fund FEDER
Thomas Wilson Sanitarium
University of Manchester
Health Foundation1665/608
Medical Research CouncilMR/S035818/1
Oxford UniversityHQ5035
Wellcome Trust071571, 082384/Z/07/Z
Stichting Achmea Gezondheidz-282
Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchKRS-140994
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Tuixen Foundation9940
National Institute for Health and Care ResearchRP-DG-1108-10012, RP-PG-1210-12002
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São PauloPOCI/SAU-ESP/56397/2004
American Psychological AssociationBA00457, 211374/Z/18/Z

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    Keywords

    • epidemiology
    • evidence-based medicine
    • obstetrics and gynecology
    • psychiatry
    • statistics and research methods

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