Factor Structure of the Japanese Version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in the Postpartum Period

Chika Kubota, Takashi Okada, Branko Aleksic, Yukako Nakamura, Shohko Kunimoto, Mako Morikawa, Tomoko Shiino, Ai Tamaji, Harue Ohoka, Naomi Banno, Tokiko Morita, Satomi Murase, Setsuko Goto, Atsuko Kanai, Tomoko Masuda, Masahiko Ando and Norio Ozaki

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 8, 1-6

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2014
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