Implementation of depression screening in antenatal clinics through tablet computers: results of a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile devices may facilitate depression screening in the waiting area of antenatal clinics. This can present implementation challenges, of which we focused on survey layout and technology deployment.

Methods

We assessed the feasibility of using tablet computers to administer a socio-demographic survey, the Whooley questions and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to 530 pregnant women attending National Health Service (NHS) antenatal clinics across England. We randomised participants to one of two layout versions of these surveys: (i) a scrolling layout where each survey was presented on a single screen; or (ii) a paging layout where only one question appeared on the screen at any given time.

Results

Overall, 85.10% of eligible pregnant women a

SUBMITTER: Marcano-Belisario JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5424386 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature