Table 2

Anxiety, depression and quality of life scores (unadjusted)

Set 1 (baseline), n=73*Set 2, n=69*Set 3, n=63*
Mean (SD) or proportion (%)95% CIMean (SD) or proportion (%)95% CIMean (SD) or proportion (%)95% CI
STAI state-anxiety score38.6 (11.9)36.8 to 41.336.2 (11.6)33.5 to 38.932.0 (9.8)29.6 to 34.4
STAI state-anxiety positive screen†28/73 (38.4)27.2 to 49.524/69 (34.8)23.5 to 46.012/63 (19.0)9.4 to 28.7
STAI trait-anxiety score37.3 (10.1)35.0 to 39.636.5 (9.6)‡34.2 to 38.834.9 (10.8)32.2 to 37.6
STAI trait-anxiety positive screen†28/73 (38.4)27.2 to 49.523/68 (33.8)‡22.6 to 45.115/63 (23.8)13.3 to 34.3
EPDS score7.3 (4.6)6.2 to 8.46.0 (4.5)4.9 to 7.15.4 (5.1)4.1 to 6.6
EPDS positive screen§10/73 (13.7)5.8 to 21.66/69 (8.7)2.0 to 15.36/63 (9.5)2.3 to 16.8
Summary mental health score¶63.8 (15.9), ††60.0 to 67.865.7 (17.0)**61.5 to 69.972.4 (17.9), ¶¶67.8 to 77.0
Summary physical health score¶69.3 (21.5)‡64.3 to 74.366.0 (24.1)‡‡60.2 to 71.871.3 (22.7)‡65.6 to 77.0
Pregnancy-related anxiety§§4.9 (2.5) ‡4.3 to 5.52.7 (2.5)2.1 to 3.3
  • *Set 1 questionnaires were completed prior to the women’s first clinic appointment (baseline); set 2 after their second appointment (usually 2–3 weeks later); set 3 after their last appointment (usually at 23–24 weeks of gestation).

  • †Positive screen defined as STAI score >40.

  • ‡Missing score for one woman as one incomplete question.

  • §Positive screen defined as EPDS >12.

  • ¶Using the RAND 36-Item Short Form Survey. Higher scores associated with better quality of life.

  • **Missing scores for five women as one or more incomplete questions.

  • ††Missing scores for nine women as one or more incomplete questions.

  • ‡‡Missing scores for three women as one or more incomplete questions.

  • §§Visual Analogue Scale, 0=not at all anxious, 10=extremely anxious.

  • ¶¶Missing scores for four women as one or more incomplete questions.

  • EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; STAI, State Trait Anxiety Inventory.