![]() ![]() Short-term cognitive impairment, popularly named as “pregnancy/baby brain” in terms of increased forgetfulness, short attention span and disorientation has been widely reported ( 1– 5). Pregnancy and the postpartum period constitute one of the most vulnerable periods of women's life, wherein women undergo surmountable hormonal, mental and physiological changes. Future studies are required to further explore the pathophysiology behind and the predictive value of these associations. Among all women, but especially non-depressed earlier in life and/or at antepartum, those scoring high on the forward memory test, i.e., short-term memory, had a higher risk for PPD. DSF was a predictor of PPD symptoms only for women without a pre-pregnancy history of depression (OR 1.32 95% CI 1.04, 1.67, p = 0.024) and also those without APD (OR 1.20, 95% CI 1.01, 1.43, p = 0.040).Ĭonclusion: There was no significant association between working and short-term memory performance and APD symptoms. Unadjusted regression modeling showed that DSF in pregnancy was a significant predictor of PPD symptoms (OR 1.15 95% CI, 1.00, 1.33, p = 0.049), and remained a significant predictor when adjusted for confounders (education and feeling rested at assessment OR 1.21, 95% CI 1.03, 1.42, p = 0.022). APD symptoms were significantly associated with PPD symptoms ( p < 0.001). Results: APD symptoms were not significantly associated with DSF ( p = 0.769) or DSB ( p = 0.360). Unadjusted and multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the association between performance on the Digit Span Task and outcome, namely depressive symptoms (using a cut-off of 12 points on the EPDS) at 38 gestational weeks, as well as at 6 weeks postpartum. The Wechsler Digit Span Task (forward-DSF, backward-DSB and total score-DST) was performed to evaluate short-term memory/attention (DSF) and working memory (DSB) around the 38th gestational week the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), evaluating depressive symptoms, was filled out at 17, 32, 38 gestational weeks, as well as at 6 weeks postpartum. Method: We conducted a prospective follow-up of 283 pregnant women, nested within a large cohort of women enrolled in the BASIC study in Uppsala University hospital between 20. In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether memory performance during late pregnancy is associated with antepartum (APD) and postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms. 2Department of Medical Sciences, Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Swedenīackground: Few studies, with conflicting results, report on the association between memory performance and depressive symptoms during the perinatal period.1Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.1 †, Emma Bränn 1, Emma Fransson 1, Inger Sundström Poromaa 1, Fotios C. Although embedded Digit Span validity indicators may be useful, they are not sufficient to replace standalone performance validity tests.ĭigit Span WAIS-IV performance validity sensitivity specificity veteran.Iliana Liakea 1 *, Ashish K. Sensitivity across all validity indicators was low in this research sample, though cutoff scores were congruent with previous research. Conclusions: Digit Span ACSS was the strongest predictor of noncredible performance, and outperformed traditional RDS variants. Vocabulary minus Digit Span measures were not significant. Overall, cutoff scores were consistent with other studies, but sensitivities were lower. Of RDS measures, the Working Memory RDS resulted in the highest AUC (.629), but Enhanced RDS and Alternate RDS produced the highest sensitivities (0.22). Results: Digit Span age-corrected scaled score (ACSS) had the highest AUC (.648) of all measures assessed however, sensitivity at the best cutoff of <7 was only 0.17. Diagnostic accuracy was calculated predicting group status across cutoff scores on two Digit Span variables, four Reliable Digit Span (RDS) variables, and two Vocabulary minus Digit Span variables. Of the total sample ( N = 275), 21.09% failed the MSVT and/or b Test. The Noncredible group included individuals who failed either the MSVT or the b Test. Method: Neurologically-intact veterans completed structured diagnostic interviews, the WAIS-IV, the Medical Symptom Validity Test (MSVT), and the b Test as part of a larger study. This study evaluated Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, 4th edition (WAIS-IV) Digit Span validity indicators in post-deployment veterans. Objective: Embedded validity measures are useful in neuropsychological evaluations but should be updated with new test versions and validated across various samples. ![]()
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