title: Test-retest reliability of the English version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.
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).
authors.affiliation: Health and Use of Time (HUT) Group, Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, City East Campus, PO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia, 5001, Australia. Jocelyn.Kernot@unisa.edu.au.
authors.forename: Jocelyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kernot
authors.affiliation: Health and Use of Time (HUT) Group, Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, City East Campus, PO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia, 5001, Australia.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Olds
authors.affiliation: Health and Use of Time (HUT) Group, Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, City East Campus, PO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia, 5001, Australia.
authors.forename: Lucy K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: Health and Use of Time (HUT) Group, Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, City East Campus, PO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia, 5001, Australia.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires