Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 28;19(7):4011. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074011.
: The most commonly used mood screening instrument in perinatal health is the Edinburgh Depression Scale. The screen-positive cut-off score on this scale, as for others, has been determined, via validation techniques, for over 20 languages/cultures, and for both women and men. While such validation appears to be considered essential, there are studies that could be interpreted to suggest that this is not an important consideration. : Selective studies have been chosen to indicate these opposing points of view. : Examples of studies that support the notion of validating cut-off scores are described, as are examples of studies that appear not to support this point of view. : (i) Clinical services and researchers need to be mindful of these opposing points of view, and openly discuss them when using screening cut-off scores for their respective populations. (ii) Researchers and Journals need to be more rigorous in ensuring this issue is correctly reported in studies, and/or openly discussed when relevant.
: 在围产期健康中，最常用的情绪筛查工具是爱丁堡抑郁量表。该量表的阳性筛查截断分数，与其他量表一样，已经通过验证技术，针对 20 多种语言/文化，以及男性和女性进行了确定。虽然这种验证似乎被认为是必不可少的，但也有一些研究可以被解释为表明这不是一个重要的考虑因素。: 选择了一些有代表性的研究来表明这两种对立的观点。: 描述了支持截断分数有效性观点的研究示例，以及似乎不支持这一观点的研究示例。: (i) 临床服务和研究人员需要注意这些对立的观点，并在为各自的人群使用筛查截断分数时公开讨论这些观点。(ii) 研究人员和期刊需要更加严格地确保在研究中正确报告这一问题，或者在相关时公开讨论。
