The clinical application of three screening tools for recognizing post-partum depression Hanna, Barbara, Jarman, Heather and Savage, Sally 2004, The clinical application of three screening tools for recognizing post-partum depression, International journal of nursing practice, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 72-79, doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2003.00462.x. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The clinical application of three screening tools for recognizing post-partum depression Author(s) Hanna, Barbara Jarman, Heather Savage, Sally Journal name International journal of nursing practice Volume number 10 Issue number 2 Start page 72 End page 79 Publisher Blackwell Publishing Asia Place of publication Carlton, Vic. Publication date 2004-04 ISSN 1322-7114 1440-172X Keyword(s) Nurses Postnatal depression Prenatal Research instruments Summary Postnatal depression is a major health issue for childbearing women world-wide, as it is not always identified early. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical application of three screening instruments for the early recognition of post-partum depression, the Postpartum Depression Prediction Inventory, the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and to examine nurse interventions following use of the instruments. Data were collected at two points, at 28 weeks prenatal (107 women) and eight weeks postnatal (84 women). Results showed that 17% of the women scored significant symptoms of post-partum depression and 10–15% had a positive screen for major postnatal depression. There was a statistically significant correlation between the total score on the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Of those eight women identified as being at risk, seven had received anticipatory guidance and five had received counselling by the nurses. The Postpartum Depression Prediction Inventory enabled nurses to identify women at risk of post-partum depression and offer interventions. Language eng DOI 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2003.00462.x Field of Research 111704 Community Child Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2004, Blackwell Publishing Asia Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30002510 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Nursing and Midwifery Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 04 Jun 2013, 11:08:36 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 22:24:59 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 08:14:53 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 16 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 819 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 08:26:46 EST