Translation, validation and cultural aspects of postpartum depression screening scale in Brazilian Portuguese.
The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of a Portuguese version of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS). A total of 120 new mothers completed the translated version of PDSS and later were interviewed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders, our gold standard for clinical status. The best cut-off score for the Portuguese version was 102, with a sensibility of 94%, a specificity of 95%, a positive predictive value of 75% and a negative predictive value of 99%. Reliability, measured by the alpha coefficient of internal consistency, was .95. The PDSS is considered ready for use in the screening of Brazilian new mothers for postpartum depression.
Cantilino
Amaury
A
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Federal University of Pernambuco. cantilino@hotmail.com
Carvalho
João Alberto
JA
Maia
Alessandra
A
Albuquerque
Carlos
C
Cantilino
Goretti
G
Sougey
Everton Botelho
EB
D001938:Brazil; D003469:Culture; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations