Shortening the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale using optimal test assembly methods: Development of the EPDS-Dep-5.

Daphna HarelBrooke LevisMiyabi IshiharaAlexander W LevisSimone N VigodLouise M HowardBrett D ThombsAndrea Benedettinull null

Published in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (2021)

The EPDS-Dep-5 is a valid short form with minimal loss of information when compared to the full-length EPDS. The EPDS-Dep-5 was developed with OTA methods using objective, pre-specified criteria, but the approach is data-driven and exploratory. Thus, there is a need to replicate results of this study in different populations.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
preterm infants