Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of women with score ≥12 on Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS) at six weeks postnatally and all consented women who returned questionnaire at six weeks and six months, for intervention group (specially trained health visitors) versus control group (usual care). Figures are means (SD) or numbers (percentages) of women
| Women with six week EPDS score ≥12 (n=418) | All women (n=2659) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Intervention | All | Control | Intervention | All | ||
| Age (years): | |||||||
| No of women | 147 | 271 | 418 | 913 | 1745 | 2658 | |
| Mean (SD) | 30.6 (5.5) | 31.0 (5.4) | 30.9 (5.4) | 32.0 (5.1) | 31.3 (5.0) | 31.5 (5.1) | |
| Age (years) at birth of first child: | |||||||
| No of women | 145 | 265 | 410 | 889 | 1714 | 2603 | |
| Mean (SD) | 27.5 (6.0) | 27.4 (5.8) | 27.4 (5.8) | 29.0 (5.3) | 28.0 (5.3) | 28.4 (5.3) | |
| No of other children: | |||||||
| No of women | 147 | 271 | 418 | 914 | 1745 | 2659 | |
| Mean (SD) | 0.7 (1.0) | 0.8 (0.9) | 0.8 (0.9) | 0.7 (0.8) | 0.7 (0.9) | 0.7 (0.9) | |
| EPDS score at six weeks: | |||||||
| No of women | 147 | 271 | 418 | 914 | 1745 | 2659 | |
| Mean (SD) | 15.4 (3.2) | 15.1 (2.9) | 15.2 (3.0) | 6.8 (5.0) | 6.6 (4.8) | 6.7 (4.8) | |
| CORE-OM score at six weeks: | |||||||
| No of women | 146 | 269 | 415 | 906 | 1735 | 2641 | |
| Mean (SD) | 1.40 (0.50) | 1.35 (0.49) | 1.37 (0.49) | 0.55 (0.51) | 0.51 (0.49) | 0.52 (0.50) | |
| SF-12 MCS score at six weeks: | |||||||
| No of women | 143 | 265 | 408 | 888 | 1719 | 2607 | |
| Mean (SD) | 29.4 (9.2) | 29.1 (8.0) | 29.2 (8.4) | 42.7 (9.5) | 42.9 (9.3) | 42.9 (9.4) | |
| SF-12 PCS score at six weeks: | |||||||
| No of women | 143 | 265 | 408 | 888 | 1719 | 2607 | |
| Mean (SD) | 48.5 (10.9) | 50.1 (9.4) | 49.6 (10.0) | 50.5 (8.7) | 51.4 (8.0) | 51.1 (8.3) | |
| Twin births | 2/147 (1.4) | 3/270 (1.1) | 5/417 (1.2) | 5/833 (0.6) | 19/1727 (1.1) | 24/2560 (0.9) | |
| Living alone with no adults | 7/146 (4.8) | 19/269 (7.1) | 26/415 (6.3) | 31/912 (3.4) | 58/1706 (3.3) | 89/2618(3.4) | |
| History of major life events | 73/145 (50.3) | 152/269 (56.5) | 225/419 (54.3) | 368/906 (40.6) | 715/1735 (41.2) | 1083/2641 (41.0) | |
| White ethnicity | 133/147 (90.5) | 257/271 (94.8) | 390/418 (93.3) | 871/914 (95.3) | 1686/1744 (96.6) | 2557/2658 (96.2) | |
| English first language | 136/147 (92.5) | 266/271 (98.2) | 402/418 (96.2) | 877/914 (96.0) | 1699/1744 (97.4) | 2576/2658 (96.9) | |
CORE-OM=clinical outcomes in routine evaluation-outcome measure; SF-12 MCS=short form 12 mental component summary; SF-12 PCS=short form 12 physical component summary. Better health represented by lower EPDS and CORE-OM score and higher SF-12 PCS and SF-12 MCS score.