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% CI | Mean (SD) or proportion (%) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) or proportion (%) | 95% CI | |
STAI state-anxiety score | 38.6 (11.9) | 36.8 to 41.3 | 36.2 (11.6) | 33.5 to 38.9 | 32.0 (9.8) | 29.6 to 34.4 |
STAI state-anxiety positive screen† | 28/73 (38.4) | 27.2 to 49.5 | 24/69 (34.8) | 23.5 to 46.0 | 12/63 (19.0) | 9.4 to 28.7 |
STAI trait-anxiety score | 37.3 (10.1) | 35.0 to 39.6 | 36.5 (9.6)‡ | 34.2 to 38.8 | 34.9 (10.8) | 32.2 to 37.6 |
STAI trait-anxiety positive screen† | 28/73 (38.4) | 27.2 to 49.5 | 23/68 (33.8)‡ | 22.6 to 45.1 | 15/63 (23.8) | 13.3 to 34.3 |
EPDS score | 7.3 (4.6) | 6.2 to 8.4 | 6.0 (4.5) | 4.9 to 7.1 | 5.4 (5.1) | 4.1 to 6.6 |
EPDS positive screen§ | 10/73 (13.7) | 5.8 to 21.6 | 6/69 (8.7) | 2.0 to 15.3 | 6/63 (9.5) | 2.3 to 16.8 |
Summary mental health score¶ | 63.8 (15.9), †† | 60.0 to 67.8 | 65.7 (17.0)** | 61.5 to 69.9 | 72.4 (17.9), ¶¶ | 67.8 to 77.0 |
Summary physical health score¶ | 69.3 (21.5)‡ | 64.3 to 74.3 | 66.0 (24.1)‡‡ | 60.2 to 71.8 | 71.3 (22.7)‡ | 65.6 to 77.0 |
Pregnancy-related anxiety§§ | 4.9 (2.5) ‡ | 4.3 to 5.5 | – | – | 2.7 (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.