"Screening women for distress during pregnancy: the impact of including" by S. Matthey, N. Reilly et al.
Objectives: To investigate the impact of including the response option of ‘Possibly’ in the Distress question on the Matthey Generic Mood Questionnaire (MGMQ) during antenatal emotional health screening in English-speaking women. Background: Some distress screening questions only allow respondents to choose between ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to the presence of distress. The MGMQ, however, allows respondents to chose between ‘Yes’, ‘Possibly’, or ‘No’, which may be preferable if a participant is reluctant to state she definitely feels distressed. Method: In Study 1, women undergoing ...
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