Psychometric evaluation of the Japanese Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for screening postpartum anxiety
Both the EPDS-3A and EPDS-4A demonstrated good model fit and screening accuracy for anxiety at one month postpartum. Integrating anxiety screening into routine postpartum care may improve maternal mental health outcomes. Future studies involving clinical settings and larger cohort studies are recommended to improve external validity.
Authors
- Akira Honma
- S. Moriyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7630-2839)
- Ekachaeryanti Zain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3056-251X)
- Naoki Fukui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1171-7803)
- Yuichiro Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5496-5997)
- Shin Takabayashi
- Shuken Boku
- Saori Fujita
- Leakhena Por
Institutions
- Saiseikai Niigata Daini Hospital (JP)
- Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital (JP)
- Niigata University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1659497
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00