scholarly journals Factor Analysis of the Prediction of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale

Author(s):  
Mei Cai ◽  
Yiming Wang ◽  
Qian Luo ◽  
Guo Wei

Postpartum depression (PPD), a severe form of clinical depression, is a serious social problem. Fortunately, most women with PPD are likely to recover if the symptoms are recognized and treated promptly. We designed two test data and six classifiers based on 586 questionnaires collected from a county in North Carolina from 2002 to 2005. We used the C4.5 decision tree (DT) algorithm to form decision trees to predict the degree of PPD. Our study established the roles of attributes of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS), and devised the rules for classifying PPD using factor analysis based on the participants’ scores on the PDSS questionnaires. The six classifiers discard the use of PDSS Total and Short Total and make extensive use of demographic attributes contained in the PDSS questionnaires. Our research provided some insightful results. When using the short form to detect PPD, demographic information can be instructive. An analysis of the decision trees established the preferred sequence of attributes of the short form of PDSS. The most important attribute set was determined, which should make PPD prediction more efficient. Our research hopes to improve early recognition of PPD, especially when information or time is limited, and help mothers obtain timely professional medical diagnosis and follow-up treatments to minimize the harm to families and societies.

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Zubaran ◽  
Marina V. Schumacher ◽  
Katia Foresti ◽  
Mariana R. Thorell ◽  
Aline Amoretti ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 950-957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Zubaran ◽  
Marina V. Schumacher ◽  
Katia Foresti ◽  
Mariana R. Thorell ◽  
Aline Amoretti ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s241-s241
Author(s):  
C. Marques ◽  
S. Xavier ◽  
J. Azevedo ◽  
M. Marques ◽  
M.J. Soares ◽  
...  

IntroductionThe postpartum depression screening scale (PDSS; Beck & Gable, 2002) is a widely used measure to assess women's depressive symptoms after their children's birth. Pereira et al. adapted, validated and developed a short-version of PDSS for Portuguese women (PDSS-21).ObjectiveTo examine the factor structure of the PDSS–21, using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in a sample of Portuguese women in the postpartum period.MethodsThe sample was composed of 208 women (mean age = 32.72; SD = 4.49) who completed the PDSS–21 approximately at the 6th week postpartum. CFA was used to test the model suggested by prior exploratory factor analyses of PDSS–21. AMOS software was used.ResultsAfter two items were deleted and some errors were correlated, CFA indicated a good fit for the second-order factor (χ2/df = 1.793; CFI = 0.957; GFI = 0.889, rmsea = 0.062; P [rmsea ≤ 0.05] < 0.056). The 19–item PDSS showed excellent internal consistency (α = 0.92) and the four dimensions presented Cronbach's alphas ranging between good (α = 0.83) and excellent (α = 0.93).ConclusionsThese findings suggest that the 19–item PDSS obtained through CFA is a reliable and valid measure to assess depressive symptoms among women in the postpartum period.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.


2018 ◽  
pp. 147-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fe Rodríguez-Muñoz ◽  
Nuria Izquierdo ◽  
Eugenia Olivares ◽  
María del Carmen Picos ◽  
Isabel Rodríguez ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Telma Pereira ◽  
Sandra C. Bos ◽  
Mariana Marques ◽  
Berta R. Maia ◽  
Maria João Soares ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-58
Author(s):  
Kathryn Stewart Hegedus, ◽  
Cheryl Tatano Beck,

The purpose of this study was to ensure the semantic equivalence of the Hungarian version of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS) (Beck & Gable, 2002). a multiple-step process was used to translate the scale. first, the PDSS was translated into Hungarian. Secondly, this version was blindly back translated to English. Third, a panel of three Hungarian-American mothers met with one researcher and reviewed the items. Finally, a linguist read the scale for syntax and grammar. A convenience sample of Hungarian-American mothers (n = 30) participated in the study. Correlation between the English and Hungarian scales was high (r = .97, p <.01).


2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Telma Pereira ◽  
Sandra Bos ◽  
Mariana Marques ◽  
Berta Rodrigues Maia ◽  
Maria João Soares ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 231-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lezhi Li ◽  
Fang Liu ◽  
Huilin Zhang ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
Xiaofang Chen

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document