Table 3 Psychosocial health: group comparisons
From: Comparing CenteringPregnancy® to standard prenatal care plus prenatal education
Variable | CPa n=106 n (%) | PEa n=619 n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Lower social support (<70 on MOS Social Support Scale) | |||
Baseline (<25 wks) | 20 (19.4) | 60 (9.7) | 0.004 |
4 months postpartum | 16 (17.6) | 75 (12.2) | 0.154 |
Improved perception of social support | 7 (7.8) | 28 (4.6) | 0.195 |
Depressive symptoms (10 or higher on EPDS) | |||
Baseline (<25 wks) | 26 (25.0) | 90 (14.6) | 0.008 |
4 months postpartum | 16 (17.4) | 28 (4.6) | 0.250 |
Improved depressive symptomsc | 15 (16.3) | 52 (8.5) | 0.017 |
Higher stress (≥18 on PSS) | |||
Baseline (<25 wks) | 33 (31.4) | 138 (22.5) | 0.049 |
4 months postpartum | 12 (13.2) | 96 (15.7) | 0.541 |
Improved stressd | 22 (24.2) | 84 (13.9) | 0.017 |
Higher anxiety (≥40 on SAI) | |||
Baseline (<25 wks) | 30 (30.3) | 91 (15.4) | <0.001 |
4 months postpartum | 12 (13.0) | 87 (14.2) | 0.759 |
Improved anxietye | 19(22.1) | 51 (8.7) | <0.001 |