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Test-retest reliability of the English version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Authors: Jocelyn Kernot, Tim Olds, Lucy K. Lewis, Carol Maher

Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health | Issue 2/2015

Abstract

Test-retest reliability of the English version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) has not been established. This study aimed to address this gap in psychometrics by examining test-retest reliability in a sample of 118 Australian mothers with babies aged under 12 months, with a mean of 2.82 (SD 1.38) days between test occasions. The EPDS was found to have a high level of test-retest reliability for total scores (ICC = 0.92) and PND risk categories (90.7 % agreement).

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Title: Test-retest reliability of the English version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Authors: Jocelyn Kernot
Tim Olds
Lucy K. Lewis
Carol Maher
Publication date: 01-04-2015
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1434-1816
Electronic ISSN: 1435-1102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-014-0461-4

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