Predicting Need for Follow-Up Due to Severe Anxiety and Depression Symptoms After Perinatal Loss

Hutti, Marianne H.; Myers, John A.; Hall, Lynne A.; Polivka, Barbara J.; White, Susan; Hill, Janice; Grisanti, Meredith; Hayden, Jaclyn; Kloenne, Elizabeth

doi:10.1016/j.jogn.2018.01.003

Predicting Need for Follow-Up Due to Severe Anxiety and Depression Symptoms After Perinatal Loss

Objective To evaluate the ability of the Perinatal Grief Intensity Scale (PGIS) when used within 8 weeks of perinatal loss to predict intense anxiety and severe depression symptoms in women 3 months later (Time 2 [T2]). Design Prospective survey. Setting Participants were recruited from hospitals…