Evidencia Psicométrica de la Versión Brasileña de EPDS para de Síntomas Depresivos en Mujeres Posparto

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2025.1.47153

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depresión posparto, propiedades psicométricas, evidencia de validez

Resumen

La depresión posparto afecta 15% de madres saludables en el posparto, con consecuencias para el bebé y la relación madre-hijo. Diagnóstico e intervención tempranos son fundamentales para promover la salud mental materna y el desarrollo infantil saludable. Este estudio investiga las propiedades psicométricas de la versión brasileña de la Escala de Depresión Postnatal de Edimburgo (EPDS) en una muestra de 1.175 madres brasileñas de cuatro estudios realizados de forma online y presencial (2011 hasta 2020). Se realizaron análisis factoriales confirmatorios de uno, dos y tres factores con ajuste y consistencia interna satisfactorios. Se confirmó la invariancia de la medida entre los métodos de recolección, respaldando la confiabilidad de la EPDS entre ellos. Se evaluó la validez de criterio comparando síntomas depresivos antes y durante la pandemia de COVID-19, con aumento en los síntomas. Estos hallazgos validan la EPDS como una herramienta clínica y de investigación valiosa para la población brasileña.

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Denise Ruschel Bandeira, Universidad Federal de Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Doctor afiliado a la Universidad Federal de Rio Grande do Sul y a la Universidad Federal de Ciencias de la Salud de Porto Alegre.

Euclides José de Mendonça Filho , Universidad de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil.

La depresión posparto afecta al 15% de las madres sanas después del parto, con consecuencias duraderas para el bebé y la relación madre-hijo. El diagnóstico y la intervención tempranos son cruciales para mejorar la salud mental de las madres y promover un desarrollo infantil saludable. Este estudio investiga las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Depresión Posparto de Edimburgo (EPDS) brasileña. Utilizando una muestra de 1175 madres brasileñas, se recopilaron datos en línea y presencialmente en cuatro conjuntos de datos desde 2011 hasta 2020. Se realizaron análisis factoriales confirmatorios en modelos de uno, dos y tres factores, todos mostrando un ajuste y consistencia interna satisfactorios. Se confirmó la medición de la invariancia entre los métodos de recopilación de datos, lo que respalda la fiabilidad de la EPDS en ambos formatos. También se evaluó la validez de criterio comparando los síntomas depresivos antes y durante la pandemia de COVID-19, con resultados que indican un aumento significativo de los síntomas de depresión posparto. Estos hallazgos validan la EPDS como una herramienta valiosa para fines clínicos y de investigación en la población brasileña.

Adriane X. Arteche , Pontificia Universidad Católica de Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Doctora afiliado a la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Rio Grande do Sul.

Giana Bitencourt Frizzo , Universidad Federal de Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Doctora, actúa institucionalmente en la Universidad Federal de Rio Grande do Sul.

Vera Lúcia Esteves Mateus , Universidad de Coimbra (UC), Coimbra, Portugal.

Tiene un doctorado y está afiliada internacionalmente a la Universidad de Coimbra en Portugal.

Adriana Schütz , Universidad Federal de Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Candidato a doctorado con afiliación institucional en la Universidad Federal de Rio Grande do Sul.

Maíra Lopes Almeida, Universidad Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil.

Doctorado afiliado a la Universidad Federal de Goiás.

Luciane Piccolo , Universidad de Columbia, Nueva York, NY, Estados Unidos.

Tiene un doctorado y trabaja institucionalmente en la Universidad de Columbia en Estados Unidos.

Daniela Centenaro Levandowski , Universidad Federal de Ciencias de la Salud de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Doctorado con afiliación institucional en la Universidad Federal de Ciencias de la Salud de Porto Alegre.

Mônia Aparecida da Silva , Universidad Federal de São João del-Rei (UFSJ), São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Doctorado afiliado a la Universidad Federal de São João del-Rei

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Ruschel Bandeira, D., de Mendonça Filho , E. J., X. Arteche , A., Bitencourt Frizzo , G., Esteves Mateus , V. L., Schütz , A., … da Silva , M. A. (2025). Evidencia Psicométrica de la Versión Brasileña de EPDS para de Síntomas Depresivos en Mujeres Posparto. Psico, 56(1), e47153. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2025.1.47153

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