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Data Element Detail

Pregnancy-antenatal screening Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) score
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 042651 v2
Data Element
Data Element
Draft
13-Sep-2019		Current
16-Mar-2021
Standard
Information Management Strategic Governance Committee (IMSGC), Queensland Health
01-Jul-2019
The score for the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) assessed as part of antenatal screening during the pregnancy.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)
EPDS score
ANTSCRN_EPDS_SCORE (PNO)
Representational Attributes
Numeric Character
Quantitative Value
N(2)
2
2
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

A valid value in the range 00-30
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

CodeDescription
99 Not stated/unknown
Collection and Usage Attributes
This is in response to the question 'What was the EPDS score?'.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
Must not be blank when Pregnancy-antenatal screening Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) indicator is 2 (Yes).
Must be blank when Pregnancy-antenatal screening Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) indicator is 1 (No), 3 (Declined to answer) or 9 (Not stated/unknown).
Data can be sourced from the Pregnancy Health Record, via a self-assessed pre-admission questionnaire or via face to face self-reported response.
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a set of 10 screening questions that can indicate whether a pregnant woman has symptoms that are common in women with depression and anxiety during pregnancy and in the year following the birth of a child. (Beyond Blue: http://www.beyondblue.org.au/resources/for-me/pregnancy-and-early-parenthood/edinburgh-postnatal-depression-scale).
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
SupersedesData ElementData ElementPregnancy-antenatal screening Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) scoreQH 042651 Version 1Superseded
Is used in conjunction withData ElementData ElementPregnancy-antenatal screening Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) indicatorQH 042652 Version 2Current
Relates toData ElementData ElementPregnancy-antenatal care indicatorQH 041088 Version 1Current
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptPregnancyQH 041690 Version 1Current
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifer & VersionObligationApproval StatusEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)QH 020003 Version 2ConditionalCurrent01-Jul-2019
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Mother Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2019-2020QH 020569 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201930-Jun-2020
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Mother Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2020-2021QH 020711 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-202030-Jun-2021
Source and Reference Attributes
Antenatal screening; Depression; EDS; EPDS;