TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnostic validity of two instruments for assessing anxiety and depression among pregnant women in Hyderabad, Pakistan
AU - Karmaliani, Rozina
AU - Bann, Carla M.
AU - Pirani, Farida
AU - Akhtar, Saeed
AU - Bender, Randall H.
AU - Goldenberg, Robert L.
AU - Moss, Nancy
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was funded through grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) HD40607-04 and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research (NICHD/NIH, USA).
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - The objective of this study was to compare the diagnostic validity of two measures, the Aga Khan University Anxiety and Depression Scale (AKUADS) and the How I Feel scale, for assessing anxiety and depression among pregnant women in Pakistan. The sample included 200 pregnant women in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Using psychiatrist-administered Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-fourth edition (DSM-IV) criteria, 71 (36%) of the women were diagnosed with depression or anxiety or both. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses indicated that the two scales had similar levels of discrimination. This study represents an important initial step in developing measures to assess the psychological well-being of Pakistani pregnant women. Additional research is needed, however, to improve the sensitivity and specificity of these scales by removing items that do not function well in this population.
AB - The objective of this study was to compare the diagnostic validity of two measures, the Aga Khan University Anxiety and Depression Scale (AKUADS) and the How I Feel scale, for assessing anxiety and depression among pregnant women in Pakistan. The sample included 200 pregnant women in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Using psychiatrist-administered Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-fourth edition (DSM-IV) criteria, 71 (36%) of the women were diagnosed with depression or anxiety or both. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses indicated that the two scales had similar levels of discrimination. This study represents an important initial step in developing measures to assess the psychological well-being of Pakistani pregnant women. Additional research is needed, however, to improve the sensitivity and specificity of these scales by removing items that do not function well in this population.
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U2 - 10.1080/07399330701334562
DO - 10.1080/07399330701334562
M3 - Article
C2 - 17578715
AN - SCOPUS:34347362935
SN - 0739-9332
VL - 28
SP - 556
EP - 572
JO - Health Care for Women International
JF - Health Care for Women International
IS - 6
ER -
