• Cheryl Tatano Beck, Kathie Records, and Michael Rice.
• School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-2026, USA. cheryl.beck@uconn.edu
• J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2006 Nov 1; 35 (6): 735-45.

ObjectivesTo describe the newly developed item coding and computation of the total score for the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised along with recommended cutoff points.DesignMethodologic research.SettingObstetrician and gynecologist offices in the Pacific Northwest.ParticipantsThis longitudinal study included 139 women; the study began in the participant's third trimester of pregnancy and ended at 8 months after childbirth.MethodsThe participants completed the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised in their third trimester of pregnancy and again at 2 and 6 months after childbirth. Postpartum depression symptoms were measured by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and psychiatric nurse practitioner interview at 2 and 6 months after childbirth.Main Outcome MeasuresSensitivity and specificity of the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised at three points: prenatal and 2 and 6 months after childbirth.ResultsThe receiver operating characteristic curve analysis indicated that the Prenatal Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised performed well and explained 67% of the variance of postpartum depressive symptomatology as measured by Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scores. The Prenatal Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised yielded a sensitivity of .76 and a specificity of .54 at a cutoff score of 10.5.ConclusionsA cutoff score of 10.5 is recommended when using the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised during pregnancy. Further research needs to be conducted on recommended cutoff scores for use of the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised during the postpartum period.

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