Sensitivity and specificity of the three Whooley and Arroll questions for detecting perinatal depression in Mexican women

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dc.contributor.affiliationDirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz. México
dc.contributor.emaillaracan@imp.edu.mx (Ma. Asunción Lara)
dc.creatorNavarrete, Laura
dc.creatorNieto, Lourdes
dc.creatorLara, Ma. Asunción
dc.creatorLara, Ma. Del carmen
dc.creator.identificadorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5421-9794 (Navarrete, Laura)
dc.creator.identificadorhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3078-7583 (Nieto, Lourdes)
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2026-11-06T17:40:17Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.date.published2019
dc.descriptionObjective: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the Two Whooley questions and the Arroll question, using the SCID, The Structured Clinical Interview (SCID-I) as the gold standard for detecting perinatal depression. Materials and methods: We interviewed 210 women during pregnancy and 6 months postpartum. Results: The criterion with the greatest sensitivity was responding positively to either Whooley question (pregnancy= 94.7 %; postpartum=100.0%), while the most specific criterion was responding positively to the two Whooley questions plus the Arroll question (Pregnancy=90.0% Postpartum = 85.7%). Conclusions: The Whooley and Arroll questions have adequate psychometric properties to detect possible cases of depression during the perinatal period. They can be applied during prenatal check-ups and postpartum consultations. Timely detection of women at risk of perinatal depression can contribute to their treatment for reducing their adverse consequences in mothers and infants.
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dc.identifierJC30DIEP18
dc.identifier.doi10.21149/9083
dc.identifier.eissn1606-7916
dc.identifier.issn0036-3634
dc.identifier.organizacionInstituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz
dc.identifier.placeMéxico
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.inprf.gob.mx/handle/123456789/246
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.21149/9083
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInstituto Nacional de Salud Pública
dc.relation61(1):27-34
dc.relation.jnabreviadoSALUD PUBLICA MEX
dc.relation.journalSalud Pública de México
dc.rightsAcceso Cerrado
dc.subject.kwDepression postpartum
dc.subject.kwScreening
dc.subject.kwSensitivity and specificity
dc.subject.kwPrimary healthcare
dc.titleSensitivity and specificity of the three Whooley and Arroll questions for detecting perinatal depression in Mexican women
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