Factor Structure of the Japanese Version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in the Postpartum Period
BACKGROUND: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a widely used screening tool for postpartum depression (PPD). Although the reliability and validity of EPDS in Japanese has been confirmed and the prevalence of PPD is found to be about the same as Western countries, the factor structure...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4121230/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25089523 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103941 |
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author | Kubota, Chika Okada, Takashi Aleksic, Branko Nakamura, Yukako Kunimoto, Shohko Morikawa, Mako Shiino, Tomoko Tamaji, Ai Ohoka, Harue Banno, Naomi Morita, Tokiko Murase, Satomi Goto, Setsuko Kanai, Atsuko Masuda, Tomoko Ando, Masahiko Ozaki, Norio |
author_facet | Kubota, Chika Okada, Takashi Aleksic, Branko Nakamura, Yukako Kunimoto, Shohko Morikawa, Mako Shiino, Tomoko Tamaji, Ai Ohoka, Harue Banno, Naomi Morita, Tokiko Murase, Satomi Goto, Setsuko Kanai, Atsuko Masuda, Tomoko Ando, Masahiko Ozaki, Norio |
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description | BACKGROUND: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a widely used screening tool for postpartum depression (PPD). Although the reliability and validity of EPDS in Japanese has been confirmed and the prevalence of PPD is found to be about the same as Western countries, the factor structure of the Japanese version of EPDS has not been elucidated yet. METHODS: 690 Japanese mothers completed all items of the EPDS at 1 month postpartum. We divided them randomly into two sample sets. The first sample set (n = 345) was used for exploratory factor analysis, and the second sample set was used (n = 345) for confirmatory factor analysis. RESULTS: The result of exploratory factor analysis indicated a three-factor model consisting of anxiety, depression and anhedonia. The results of confirmatory factor analysis suggested that the anxiety and anhedonia factors existed for EPDS in a sample of Japanese women at 1 month postpartum. The depression factor varies by the models of acceptable fit. CONCLUSIONS: We examined EPDS scores. As a result, “anxiety” and “anhedonia” exist for EPDS among postpartum women in Japan as already reported in Western countries. Cross-cultural research is needed for future research. |
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spelling | pubmed-41212302014-08-05 Factor Structure of the Japanese Version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in the Postpartum Period Kubota, Chika Okada, Takashi Aleksic, Branko Nakamura, Yukako Kunimoto, Shohko Morikawa, Mako Shiino, Tomoko Tamaji, Ai Ohoka, Harue Banno, Naomi Morita, Tokiko Murase, Satomi Goto, Setsuko Kanai, Atsuko Masuda, Tomoko Ando, Masahiko Ozaki, Norio PLoS One Research Article BACKGROUND: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a widely used screening tool for postpartum depression (PPD). Although the reliability and validity of EPDS in Japanese has been confirmed and the prevalence of PPD is found to be about the same as Western countries, the factor structure of the Japanese version of EPDS has not been elucidated yet. METHODS: 690 Japanese mothers completed all items of the EPDS at 1 month postpartum. We divided them randomly into two sample sets. The first sample set (n = 345) was used for exploratory factor analysis, and the second sample set was used (n = 345) for confirmatory factor analysis. RESULTS: The result of exploratory factor analysis indicated a three-factor model consisting of anxiety, depression and anhedonia. The results of confirmatory factor analysis suggested that the anxiety and anhedonia factors existed for EPDS in a sample of Japanese women at 1 month postpartum. The depression factor varies by the models of acceptable fit. CONCLUSIONS: We examined EPDS scores. As a result, “anxiety” and “anhedonia” exist for EPDS among postpartum women in Japan as already reported in Western countries. Cross-cultural research is needed for future research. Public Library of Science 2014-08-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4121230/ /pubmed/25089523 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103941 Text en © 2014 Kubota et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Kubota, Chika Okada, Takashi Aleksic, Branko Nakamura, Yukako Kunimoto, Shohko Morikawa, Mako Shiino, Tomoko Tamaji, Ai Ohoka, Harue Banno, Naomi Morita, Tokiko Murase, Satomi Goto, Setsuko Kanai, Atsuko Masuda, Tomoko Ando, Masahiko Ozaki, Norio Factor Structure of the Japanese Version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in the Postpartum Period |
title | Factor Structure of the Japanese Version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in the Postpartum Period |
title_full | Factor Structure of the Japanese Version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in the Postpartum Period |
title_fullStr | Factor Structure of the Japanese Version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in the Postpartum Period |
title_full_unstemmed | Factor Structure of the Japanese Version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in the Postpartum Period |
title_short | Factor Structure of the Japanese Version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in the Postpartum Period |
title_sort | factor structure of the japanese version of the edinburgh postnatal depression scale in the postpartum period |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4121230/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25089523 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103941 |
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