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Nursing Interventions in Postpartum Depression ( 4 Questions)
A nurse is using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to screen a woman for postpartum depression.
What is the maximum score on this scale?
10 is not the maximum score on the scale, but rather a possible cut-off point for indicating depression.
20 is not the maximum score on the scale, but rather the sum of the scores of the non-reverse scored items.
30 is not the maximum score on the scale, but rather the sum of the scores of the reverse scored items.
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a 10-item questionnaire that is used to screen for postpartum depression.
Each item has four possible responses, scored from 0 to 3, with higher scores indicating more depressive symptoms.The maximum score on this scale is 30, but some items are reverse scored, so the maximum possible total is 40.
The correct answer is choice D.
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a 10-item questionnaire that is used to screen for postpartum depression.
Each item has four possible responses, scored from 0 to 3, with higher scores indicating more depressive symptoms. The maximum score on this scale is 30, but some items are reverse scored, so the maximum possible total is 40.
Choice A is wrong because 10 is not the maximum score on the scale, but rather a possible cut-off point for indicating depression.
Choice B is wrong because 20 is not the maximum score on the scale, but rather the sum of the scores of the non-reverse scored items.
Choice C is wrong because 30 is not the maximum score on the scale, but rather the sum of the scores of the reverse scored items.