Table 4 Effect of intervention on maternal functioning: mean scores at baseline, 6 months and 12 months and results of analysis of covariance adjusting for baseline scores and total number of risk factors.
| Measure* | Study group | n | Assessment | ANCOVA p values | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 6 months | 12 months | Study group | Time | Time by group | |||
| Mental health (GHQ) | Control | 56 | 15.14 (7.39) | 13.96 (7.43) | 11.88 (7.24) | 0.75 | 0.026 | 0.92 |
| Home visiting | 61 | 14.98 (6.28) | 13.98 (6.69) | 12.34 (5.56) | ||||
| Social support (SSQ) | Control | 12 | 20.67 (8.47) | 14.67 (6.02) | 15 (6.37) | 0.004 | 0.45 | 0.68 |
| Home visiting | 17 | 20.41 (6.61) | 20.71 (6.62) | 19.41 (7.97) | ||||
| Self‐esteem (RSI) | Control | 55 | 28.25 (5.54) | 28.42 (5.2) | 29.42 (6.24) | 0.9 | 0.91 | 0.72 |
| Home visiting | 59 | 28.03 (5.24) | 28.53 (5.34) | 29.19 (5.39) | ||||
| Relationship with partner (GRIMS) | Control | 28 | 56.54 (10.43) | 52.96 (14.2) | 53.36 (11.03) | 0.39 | 0.29 | 0.97 |
| Home visiting | 36 | 57.61 (13.65) | 51.64 (16.31) | 51.83 (13.13) | ||||
| Self‐efficacy (SEQ) | Control | 54 | 27.28 (3.9) | 27.3 (4.48) | 28.48 (5.55) | 0.33 | 0.41 | 0.75 |
| Home visiting | 63 | 27.35 (4.97) | 27.88 (4.96) | 29.21 (4.67) | ||||
ANCOVA, analysis of covariance; GHQ, General Health Questionnaire; GRIMS, Rust Inventory of Marital State; RSI, Rosenberg Self‐Esteem Inventory; SEQ, Self‐Efficacy Questionnaire; SSQ, Social Support Questionnaire.
*Higher scores on the SSQ, RSI and SEQ indicate improvement; lower scores on the GHQ and GRIMS indicate improvement.