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Table 1 Literature review of antenatal psychosocial screening tools and the selection of indicators defining antenatal psychosocial vulnerability (phase 1 and 2 in Fig. 1)

From: Born in Brussels screening tool: the development of a screening tool measuring antenatal psychosocial vulnerability

LITERATURE REVIEW

SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC/ ECONOMIC STATUS

MEDICAL

MENTAL STATE

SOCIAL SITUATION

SUBSTANCE USE

OTHER

Psychosocial instruments

Country

(source ¥)

N° of

Items counted

Communication

Age

Place of birth

Education

Marital status

Occupation

Financial situation

Housing situation

Medical/ Obstetrics

Medication use

Unwanted/

unplanned pregnancy

Late

follow-up

Depression

Anxiety

Psychological history

Stress

Social support

Violence

Alcohol

Drugs

Tobacco

Other

UZ Brussels (1)

BE (G)

10

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

           

X

X

X

X

C.D.V.P base

(& C.D.V.P approfondi) (2)

BE (G)

17 (28)

 

X

 

X

X

(X)

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

(X)

X

X

X

X

(X)

X

Kind&Gezin

Kansarmoede criteria

BE (G)

6

   

X

 

X

X

X

X

            

X

Fiche socio-médicale ONE

BE (G)

14

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

    

X

  

X

X

X

X

Psychosocial assessment & (mental health screening protocol) Van Damme et al. (3)

BE (G)

28

      

X

X

X

 

X

 

(Whooley & EPDS)

(GAD-2 & GAD- 7)

X

 

OSLO-3

X

X

X

X

X

EMBRACE (4)

BE (G)

10

X

X

 

X

  

X

X

  

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

EPICES(5)

FR (P)

11

    

X

 

X

X

        

X

    

X

AQ- Lille-Roubaix(6)

FR (P)

17

            

EPDS

   

SSQ-6 + X

X

T-ACE

X

HSI

 

AQ-Languedoc Roussillon(7)

FR (G)

16

      

X

X

 

X

  

EPDS

   

SSQ-6 + X

X

T-ACE

X

HSI

 

AQ-GEGA(8)

FR (G)

18

      

X

X

 

X

  

EPDS

   

SSQ-6 + X

X

X

X

HSI

X

Mind2Care(9)

NL (P)

64

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

EPDS

WDEQ-A

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

R4U(10)

NL (P)

70

X

X

Ethnicity

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

  

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

KINDEX(11)

DE (P)

34

 

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

X

     

X

PSS-4

 

X

X

X

X

X

PPP(12)

USA (P)

44

      

X

X

       

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

PRO(13)

USA (P)

58

       

X

    

PHQ-9

   

MSSI

AAS

NSDUH

NSDUH

NSDUH

X

ASAPS(14)

USA (P)

28

       

X

    

CES-D

STAI

 

STR

     

X

Antenatal psychosocial assessment(15)

AUS (P)

unspecified

            

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

  

ANRQ(16)

AUS (P)

12

            

X

X

X

X

X

X

    

ALPHA(17)

CA (P)

35

         

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

WAST

CAGE+ X

X

 

X

ARPA(18)

AUS (P)

12

              

X

X

X

X

   

X

PRQ(19)

AUS (P)

18

            

X

X

X

X

X

X

   

X

CAN-M(20)

UK (P)

unpsecified

(26 domains)

X

  

X

  

X

X

    

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

Selection based on recurrence (*)

5

5

5

8*

8*

6*

13*

15*

5

7*

7*

5

14*

10*

12*

11*

18*

18*

17*

17*

12*

18

Selection based on relevancy (Yes)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Selected indicators for the Born in Brussels tool

Communication

 

Place of birth

Education

Marital status

Occupation

Financial situation

Housing situation

    

Depression

Anxiety

  

Social support

Violence

Alcohol

Drugs

Tobacco

 
  1. ¥ = literature from PubMed (=P) or Grey literature (=G); X = self-designed item(s)
  2. * = appear more than 25%
  3. (References can be found in additional file 1)
  4. C.D.V.P Carnet de dépistage de la Vulnérabilité Périnatale; ONE Office de la Naissance et de l’Enfance; EPICES Évaluation de la Précarité et des Inégalités de santé dans les Centres d’Examens de Santé); AQ Auto-Questionnaire; GEGA Groupe d’étude Grossesse et addiction. R4U Rotterdam Reproductive Risk Reduction (R4U) scorecard; PPP Prenatal Psychosocial Profile; PRO Prenatal Risk Overview; ASAPS Abbreviated Scale for the Assessment of Psychosocial Status; ANRQ AnteNatal Risk Questionnaire; ALPHA AntenataL Psychosocial Health Assessment; ARPA Australian Routine Psychosocial Assessment; PRQ Pregnancy Risk Questionnaire; CAN-M Camberwell Assessment of Need – Mothers. EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire; CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale; WDEQ-A Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire; STAI State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; PSS-4 Perceived Stress Scale-4; STR Subjective Stress Scale (Schär et.al 1973) OSLO-3 = Oslo Social Support Scale (OSSS-3); SSQ-6 Social Support Questionnaire - Short Form (SSQ6); MSSI Maternal Social Support Index; DASH Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Harassment; AAS Abuse assessment screens; WAST Woman Abuse Screening Tool; NSDUH National Survey on Drug Use and Health; CAGE Cut-Annoyed-Guilty-Eye; HSI The Heaviness of Smoking Index
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