Emotional health screening of mothers, preliminary validation of a 3-item instrument: A research brief.

Appleton, J; Reilly, N; Fowler, C; Elliott, D; Denney-Wilson, E

Emotional health screening of mothers, preliminary validation of a 3-item instrument: A research brief.

Appleton, J

Reilly, N Fowler, C

Elliott, D

Denney-Wilson, E

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Publisher:: W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Appl Nurs Res, 2024, 78, pp. 151812
Issue Date:: 2024-08

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dc.contributor.author	Appleton, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5416-4471
dc.contributor.author	Reilly, N
dc.contributor.author	Fowler, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7838-8434
dc.contributor.author	Elliott, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6081-5442
dc.contributor.author	Denney-Wilson, E
dc.date.accessioned	2024-09-27T04:31:09Z
dc.date.available	2024-06-25
dc.date.available	2024-09-27T04:31:09Z
dc.date.issued	2024-08
dc.identifier.citation	Appl Nurs Res, 2024, 78, pp. 151812
dc.identifier.issn	0897-1897
dc.identifier.issn	1532-8201
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/181026
dc.description.abstract	A number of countries now recommend population-wide depression screening for perinatal women, using validated tools. A stepped-approach to screening - involving universal screening with a brief measure, followed by targeted screening using a longer measure for those women identified as at greater risk - is used in some settings. This brief report describes the test performance characteristics of a 3-item mood screening instrument, developed for use within a digital parenting program. Participants (n = 404) in this cross-sectional study were mothers of children aged up to 3 years. The majority (65.5 %) were first-time mothers, and their mean age was 32.8 years. Data were collected using an online survey. The test performance of the brief 3-item mood screening instrument (possible score range = 0-300) was examined using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis, with a score of 13 or more on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) used as the reference standard. The mood screening instrument demonstrated excellent range when compared to the reference standard. Optimal balance between sensitivity (0.77) and specificity (0.78), was achieved at a cut-point of 160 or less. Analysis was limited by using only the EPDS as the reference standard. This preliminary data supports the use of this 3-item mood screening instrument to screen for postnatal depression symptoms and may be integrated into a mobile Health or online tool. Future research should examine the test performance of the 3-item mood screening instrument against a diagnostic tool.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
dc.relation.ispartof	Appl Nurs Res
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.apnr.2024.151812
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1110 Nursing
dc.subject.classification	Nursing
dc.subject.classification	4204 Midwifery
dc.subject.classification	4205 Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Mothers
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Mass Screening
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Mass Screening
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Mothers
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.title	Emotional health screening of mothers, preliminary validation of a 3-item instrument: A research brief.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	78
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	1110 Nursing
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/School of Nursing and Midwifery
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dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.date.updated	2024-09-27T04:31:06Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	78

Abstract:

A number of countries now recommend population-wide depression screening for perinatal women, using validated tools. A stepped-approach to screening - involving universal screening with a brief measure, followed by targeted screening using a longer measure for those women identified as at greater risk - is used in some settings. This brief report describes the test performance characteristics of a 3-item mood screening instrument, developed for use within a digital parenting program. Participants (n = 404) in this cross-sectional study were mothers of children aged up to 3 years. The majority (65.5 %) were first-time mothers, and their mean age was 32.8 years. Data were collected using an online survey. The test performance of the brief 3-item mood screening instrument (possible score range = 0-300) was examined using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis, with a score of 13 or more on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) used as the reference standard. The mood screening instrument demonstrated excellent range when compared to the reference standard. Optimal balance between sensitivity (0.77) and specificity (0.78), was achieved at a cut-point of 160 or less. Analysis was limited by using only the EPDS as the reference standard. This preliminary data supports the use of this 3-item mood screening instrument to screen for postnatal depression symptoms and may be integrated into a mobile Health or online tool. Future research should examine the test performance of the 3-item mood screening instrument against a diagnostic tool.

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