Table 4.
MB measurements.
| Scale and Author | Year | Items | Diagnostic Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Scale Hamilton J.A. [24] |
1962 | Fatigue, crying, anxiety, confusion, headache, insomnia, hypochondriasis and hostility towards partner | >15 |
| Yalom Scale Yalom I. et al. [25] |
1968 | Nervousness, physical discomfort, crying, sadness, mood change, fatigue, irritability, sleep disorder and confusion | Mean depression score: 120 |
| Davidson Scale Davidson J.R.T. [33] |
1972 | Number of crying episodes and number of sad days | >2 cries and/or >2 sad days |
| Blues Rating Scale Pitt B. [26] |
1973 | Fatigue, crying, anxiety, confusion, headache, insomnia, hypochondriasis, hostility towards partner and depression | 0–48 |
| Stein Maternity Blues Scale Stein G.S. [72] |
1980 | Depression, crying, anxiety, calmness, restlessness, exhaustion, dreaming, appetite, headache, irritability, poor concentration, forgetfulness and confusion | >9 |
| Kendell Scale Kendell et al. [29] |
1981 | Happiness, depression, tears, anxiety, irritability and lability | >60 |
| State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scale Spielberg C.D. [73] |
1983 | Forty items exploring trait anxiety and state anxiety | >40 |
| Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Cox J., Holden J.M., Sagowsky R. [74] |
1987 | Ten questions about demographic characteristics, previous personal or familiar history of depression and possible depression triggers during pregnancy/early postpartum | >13 |
| Kennerley’s Blues Questionnaire Kennerley H., Gath D. [34] |
1989 | Twenty-eight items include tearful, tired, anxious, over-emotional, up and down in mood, low-spirited, and muddled in thinking | No score |
| NEO Five-Factor Personality Inventory (NEO-FFI) Zawadzki, B.; Strelau, J. Widiger, T.A.; Costa Jr., P.T. [75,76] |
1998 | Neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness | No score |
| Berlin Social Support Scales (BSSS) Schwarzer, R.; Schulz, U. [77] |
2003 | Perceived available support, need for support, support seeking currently received support, and protective-buffering scale and subscales (emotional support and informational support) | Arithmetical mean or a scale or subscale in the range of 1–4 |
| Mieczyslaw Plopa and Jan Rostowsky Marriage Questionnaire (KDM-2) Popla M.; Rostowsky J. [78] |
2008 | Intimacy, similarity, self-realization, disappointment, and the total score (global assessment of relationship/marriage) |
No score |
| Development of Maternal Blues Suryani (MBS) Scale Suryani M. et al. [79] |
2019 | 24 items:
|
>15 for internal variables >33 for external variables |