TABLE 3.

Parent mental health baseline and after 10 weeks.

	SAFE (n: 12) Median (IQR)			NDT (n: 12) Median (IQR)			Mann−Whitney U test
DASS‐21	Pre‐treatment	Post‐treatment	Wilcoxon test p	Pre‐treatment	Post‐treatment	Wilcoxon test p	p
Depression	0.5 (0−2.5)	1 (0.5−3.5)	.07	2 (1−5)	1.5 (1−5)	1.00	.46
Anxiety	1 (1−5)	1.5 (0−3)	.17	1.5 (0−2.5)	1 (0−2)	.06	.51
Stress	2.5 (1−3)	3 (1−4)	.29	4 (3−5)	2.5 (2−3.5)	.07	.95
Total score	5 (2.5−9)	5 (3−9.5)	.38	9 (4−11)	6 (4.5−8)	.06	.54

Note: Data are presented as median (IQR).

Abbreviations: DASS‐21, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales‐Short Form; NDT, neurodevelopmental treatment‐based home program; SAFE, SAFE Early Intervention Approach.

*p < .05 for within the group by Wilcoxon test and *p < .05 for group differences by Mann−Whitney U test.