TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychometric properties of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in Mexican pregnant women
AU - Luna, David
AU - Castañeda-Hernández, Dulce Vanesa
AU - Guadarrama-Arteaga, Alicia Lisbeth
AU - Figuerola-Escoto, Rosa Paola
AU - García-Arista, Alejandra
AU - Ixtla-Pérez, Minerva Beatriz
AU - Jiménez-López, Leticia María
AU - Alva-Alva, Reynalda
AU - Meneses-González, Fernando
AU - Lezana-Fernández, Miguel Ángel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020,Salud Mental
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Introduction. Anxiety and depression in pregnant women are a public health problem. Their adequate detection requires valid and reliable instruments that are also useful for prevention and treatment. Objective. To identify the psychometric properties of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in a sample of Mexican pregnant women. Method. The HADS was applied to 716 pregnant women between 13 and 46 years old (M = 26.55; SD = 6.56) attended in a public hospital in Mexico City. Results. With a sample of 358 participants, a parallel analysis indicated a bifactorial structure for HADS, identified by exploratory analysis (Factor 1: anxiety, Factor 2: depression). The factors explained 53% of the variance and correlated positively (r =.36). The global internal consistency (Cronbach’s α =.81; ordinal α =.93) and by factor (anxiety: Cronbach’s α =.79; ordinal α =.88; depression: Cronbach’s α =.79; ordinal α =.87) was acceptable. With data from the remaining 358 participants, a confirmatory factor analysis showed an acceptable fit for the structure detected (χ2/gl = 2.72; RMSEA =.06 [IC.05,.08]; GFI =.93; AGFI =.90; TLI =.90; CFI =.92). Discussion and conclusions. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale has adequate psychometric properties to be used in pregnant Mexican women. Its use in routine pregnancy controls would be useful to prevent, detect, and timely treat these conditions.
AB - Introduction. Anxiety and depression in pregnant women are a public health problem. Their adequate detection requires valid and reliable instruments that are also useful for prevention and treatment. Objective. To identify the psychometric properties of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in a sample of Mexican pregnant women. Method. The HADS was applied to 716 pregnant women between 13 and 46 years old (M = 26.55; SD = 6.56) attended in a public hospital in Mexico City. Results. With a sample of 358 participants, a parallel analysis indicated a bifactorial structure for HADS, identified by exploratory analysis (Factor 1: anxiety, Factor 2: depression). The factors explained 53% of the variance and correlated positively (r =.36). The global internal consistency (Cronbach’s α =.81; ordinal α =.93) and by factor (anxiety: Cronbach’s α =.79; ordinal α =.88; depression: Cronbach’s α =.79; ordinal α =.87) was acceptable. With data from the remaining 358 participants, a confirmatory factor analysis showed an acceptable fit for the structure detected (χ2/gl = 2.72; RMSEA =.06 [IC.05,.08]; GFI =.93; AGFI =.90; TLI =.90; CFI =.92). Discussion and conclusions. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale has adequate psychometric properties to be used in pregnant Mexican women. Its use in routine pregnancy controls would be useful to prevent, detect, and timely treat these conditions.
KW - Mexico
KW - Prenatal anxiety
KW - internal consistency
KW - pregnant women
KW - prenatal depression
KW - validation
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U2 - 10.17711/SM.0185-3325.2020.019
DO - 10.17711/SM.0185-3325.2020.019
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85114392636
SN - 0185-3325
VL - 43
SP - 137
EP - 146
JO - Salud Mental
JF - Salud Mental
IS - 3
ER -