Screening tools Flashcards
1
Q
Which tool is used to screen for postpartum depression?
A
Edinburgh postnatal depression scale
2
Q
What score is indicative of depression on the EPDS? What does the questionnaire involve?
A
Score >13
10 items, max score 30
Indicates how the mother has felt over the past week
Can be used in pregnancy/ postpartum
3
Q
Which tool is used to screen for eating disorders?
A
SCOFF
4
Q
What is SCOFF comprised of?
A
SICK: make yourself sick because you feel uncomfortably full?
CONTROL: worry you have lost control over how much you eat?
ONE: recently lost >1 stone in a 3 month period?
FAT: believe yourself to be Fat when others say you are too thin?
FOOD: say that Food dominates your life?
5
Q
What SCOFF score is indicative of a likely case of anorexia nervosa or bulimia?
A
> ,2
