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Pilot study to test the Slovenian version of the Kennerley–Gath Blues questionnaire

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INTRODUCTION Postpartum blues in 20% of cases develops into postnatal depression
if it lasts longer than 14 days, so the condition requires attention. To help Slovenian
midwives in screening for postpartum blues, we aimed to translate the Kennerly–Garth
Blues Questionnaire (BQ).
METHODS The blues questionnaire was translated using a double-blind translation
method. The Cathedra for Midwifery at the Faculty Health Sciences Ljubljana reviewed
the ethics and research design of the study. The online survey was conducted among
Slovenian postpartum women who had to be between the 3rd and 15th day postpartum
(inclusion criteria). A snowball sampling was used. The online questionnaire was active
from January to March 2020. Women voluntarily participated in the survey and were
assured of anonymity.
RESULTS A total of 101 women participated in the study. More than half (58%) scored
≥7 points in the questionnaire, which is the cut-off score, indicating postpartum blues.
More single women obtained a high score (66.6%) than those who were married (63.6%)
or in an extramarital relationship (50.9%). High questionnaire scores were more common
among women who had had their second child. Cronbach alpha for the Slovenian version
of the Blues questionnaire was 0.995.
CONCLUSIONS The survey instrument can be used easily and quickly and is a good way to
open discussion with women about emotional and mental health in the postnatal period.
The Slovenian version of the Blues questionnaire showed a satisfactory level of internal
consistency, but a larger study should be conducted to evaluate the cut-off score and the
content validity.

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Judul Seri

European Journal

No. Panggil

618.2

Penerbit

Heraklion, Crete, Greece : EU European Publishing., 2021

Deskripsi Fisik

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Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

2585-2906

Klasifikasi

618.2

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text

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unspecified

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Edisi

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Subjek

kebidanan
Midwifery

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