<![CDATA[Objective Postpartum depression is a condition that may occur in women soon afterchildbirth. Considering the impact arising from this disorder, intervention and early treatmentis necessary to prevent the sufferer’s condition getting worse and afflicting those around.Therefore, a valid instrument to screen postpartum mothers is needed. The EdinburghPostnatal Depression Scale is a questionnaire developed to screen the depression of postnatalmothers. The validity of EPDS has been widely documented. To be used with differentlanguage groups and in different countries, questionnaires must be translated and adapted tonew cultural characteristics, and then validated by a widely accepted process to evaluatereliability and validity. The aim of the study was to perform the cross-cultural adaptation andto assess the reliability and validity of the Indonesian version of the Edinburgh PostnatalDepression Scale (EPDS). A cross-cultural adaptation using qualitative analysis techniquewith cultural adaptation theory by Manson and Flaherty were used. Construct validity wereassessed in 359-probability samples of mothers in Jakarta, and the reliability was analyzed bysingle test reliability. Results: The EPDS showed satisfactory construct validity in relationwith HSCL-25 (Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25) with correlation coefficient 0.51 (los < 0.01).Single test reliability was acceptable (Coefficient α = 0.652). It shows that The EPDS is avalid and reliable instrument to be used as a screening instrument for postnatal depression inIndonesia.]]>
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