creators_name: Rushidi, W.M.W.M.
creators_name: Amir, A.
creators_name: Iran, H.
creators_name: Mahmood, M.N.
type: article
datestamp: 2007-09-22 22:43:10
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corp_creators: Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Medical Sciences, Dept. of Psychiatry
corp_creators: Universiti Utara Malaysia, Faculty of Social and Human Development, Dept. of Psychology and Counselling
title: Analysis Of The Psychometric Properties Of The Malay Version Of Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) Among Postpartum Women In Kedah, North West Of Peninsular Malaysia.

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subjects: R
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keywords: BDI-II; validation, psychometric evaluation, postpartum women
abstract: Increased international collaboration in clinical trials has created a need for cross culturally valid instruments to assess the quality of life and behavioural disorders.
Cross cultural studies of depressive symptomatology, in particular, must be preceded by an exhaustive study of the psychometric properties of the instruments to ensure the validity of the comparison. In this article, we examined the validity, reliability and factor structure of the Malay version of the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) among Malay postpartum women attending selected health
centres in Kedah, North West of Peninsular Malaysia. Our findings indicated that the current version of the BDI-II is psychometrically strong and appropriate for use in assessing depressive symptomatology among this group of women.
date: 2004-07
date_type: published
publication: Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
volume: 11
number: 2
publisher: School of Medical Sciences, Kubang Kerian, Universiti Sains Malaysia
pagerange: 19-25
refereed: TRUE
issn: 1394195X
official_url: http://www.medic.usm.my/publication/mjms/
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citation: Rushidi, W.M.W.M. and Amir, A. and Iran, H. and Mahmood, M.N. (2004) Analysis Of The Psychometric Properties Of The Malay Version Of Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) Among Postpartum Women In Kedah, North West Of Peninsular Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 11 (2). pp. 19-25. ISSN 1394195X