Ruslan, Nur Liyana Shahmi and Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai and Abang Abdullah, Khadijah Hasanah and Abas, Nurul Ain Hidayah and Husain, Rohayah and Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim and Musa, Ramli and Syed Mohideen, Fathima Begum and Perveen, Asma and Che Mat, Khairi (2022) Assessment tools to measure postnatal mental illness: a 10-year scoping review. Malaysian Family Physician 2022, 17 (2). ISSN 1985-2274
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Abstract
Introduction: The use of assessment tools to measure postnatal mental illness is essential in healthcare settings. However, variations in the types of tools and their reliability in a particular population lead to under-recognition of mental health status in postnatal mothers. The aim of this review is to evaluate the most recent 10 year of research on the validity and reliability of postnatal mental illness assessment tools. Methods: A literature search of studies from online databases PubMed, Scopus, and Science Direct was conducted. Results: A total of 59 studies were selected for this review. Several studies utilised multiple assessment tools, and a total of 96 assessment tools were identified and classified into six domains: postnatal blues, postnatal stress, postnatal anxiety, postnatal depression, postnatal psychosis, and postnatal psychological disorder. In this review, EPDS was the most common tool used to identify postnatal depression and anxiety while DASS 21 was the most common tool used to identify postnatal psychological disorder. There is a wide range in preponderance of evidence for the reliability of each assessment tool and there were inconsistencies in assessing the validity of the assessment tools. Conclusion: This review provides information regarding some of the main assessment tools currently available to measure postnatal mental illnesses. There were no standardised tools that were used in a particular setting. The results may differ in different population because there are differences in not only languages and dialects, but also cultural and racial backgrounds, which greatly influences their perception and interpretation of postnatal mental illness.
| Item Type: | Article (Newspaper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Assessment Tools, Instrument, Postnatal, Mental Illness, Psychological Screening |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA790 Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Nursing > Department of Special Care Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Siti Roshaidai Mohd Arifin |
| Date Deposited: | 11 May 2022 15:21 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2023 09:44 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/97845 |
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