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. 2023 Nov 22;6:e47552. doi: 10.2196/47552

Table 4. Parent Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) scores for the pre- and postimplementation web camera groups and Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS:NICU) mean scores for the parent postimplementation group.

Preimplementation Postimplementation P value
DASS 21, n (%)
Depression .83
Normal 34 (79) 40 (78)
Mild 4 (9) 7 (14)
Moderate 5 (12) 3 (6)
Severe 0 (0) 1 (2)
Extremely severe 0 (0) 0 (0)
Total 43 51
Normal vs any depression .94
Normal 34 (79) 40 (78)
Any depression 9 (21) 11 (22)
Total 43 51
Anxiety .42
Normal 29 (67) 35 (69)
Mild 8 (19) 8 (16)
Moderate 1 (2) 5 (10)
Severe 0 (0) 1 (2)
Extremely severe 5 (12) 2 (4)
Total 43 51
Normal vs any anxiety .90
Normal 29 (67) 35 (69)
Any anxiety 14 (33) 16 (31)
Total 43 51
Stress .48
Normal 28 (65) 37 (73)
Mild 9 (21) 8 (16)
Moderate 3 (7) 4 (8)
Severe 2 (5) 2 (4)
Extremely severe 1 (2) 0 (0)
Total 43 51
Normal vs any stress .44
Normal 28 (65) 37 (73)
Any stress 15 (35) 14 (28)
Total 43 51
PSS:NICU, mean (SD) N/Aa
Looks and behavior (n=47) N/A 2.65 (1.50)
Parental role (n=49) N/A 2.74 (1.35)
a

N/A: not applicable.