Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of participants who completed both 3-month and 12-month interviews, by study arm and by 3-category study group (N = 73)
|
Variable |
Control n = 34 |
DVD n = 39 |
p a | DVD-not watched by 12 months n = 21 |
DVD-watched by 12 months n = 18 |
p b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent, no. (%) | .88 | .56 | ||||
| Mother | 23 (67.6) | 27 (69.2) | 13 (61.9) | 14 (77.8) | ||
| Father | 11 (32.4) | 12 (30.8) | 8 (38.1) | 4 (22.2) | ||
| Marital status, no. (%) | .96 | .06 | ||||
| Married | 22 (64.7) | 25 (64.1) | 17 (81.0) | 8 (44.4) | ||
| Not married | 12 (35.3) | 14 (35.9) | 4 (19.0) | 10 (55.6) | ||
| Race, no. (%) | .47 | .56 | ||||
| White | 25 (73.5) | 32 (82.0) | (86.7) | (77.8) | ||
| Black | 6 (17.6) | 6 (15.4) | 2 (9.5) | 4 (22.2) | ||
| Other | 3 (8.8) | 1 (2.6) | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Education, no. (%) | .12 | .02 | ||||
| ≤ high school graduate/GED | 11 (32.4) | 16 (41.0) | 4 (19.0) | 12 (66.7) | ||
| Some postsecondary education | 10 (29.4) | 7 (17.9) | 5 (23.8) | 2 (11.1) | ||
| College graduate/some post-baccalaureate education |
10 (29.4) | 6 (15.4) | 5 (23.8) | 1 (5.6) | ||
| Advanced degree (master’s/doctorate) | 3 (8.8) | 10 (25.6) | 7 (33.3) | 3 (16.7) | ||
| Employment status, no. (%) | .69 | .20 | ||||
| Employed at least part time | 25 (73.5) | 27 (69.2) | 17 (81.0) | 10 (55.6) | ||
| Unemployed/housewife/student/retired | 9 (26.5) | 12 (30.8) | 4 (19.0) | 8 (44.4) | ||
| Elevated depressed mood at 3 months, no. (%) | .52 | .29 | ||||
| Yes | 14 (41.2) | 19 (48.7) | 8 (38.1) | 11 (61.1) | ||
| No | 20 (58.8) | 20 (51.3) | 13 (61.9) | 7 (38.9) | ||
| Parents’ age (years) at 3 months, mean (SD) | 30.9 (6.8) | 31.0 (7.0) | .92 | 32.1 (6.7) | 29.8 (7.2) | .57 |
| Infants’ age at time of death (days), mean (SD) | 21.6 (36.1) | 25.7 (40.9) | .65 | 37.6 (45.6) | 11.9 (30.1) | .10 |
| Grief at 3 months, mean (SD) | 88.9 (16.3)c | 95.5 (20.6) | .14 | 87.5 (14.3)d | 104.8 (23.1)c,d | .005 |
| Depressed mood at 3 months, mean (SD) | 14.1 (10.9)e | 19.2 (13.9) | .09 | 14.0 (10.5)f | 25.2 (15.1)e,f | .004 |
| Spiritual/religious beliefs at 3 months, mean (SD) |
44.7 (11.3) | 43.6 (11.5) | .66 | 47.5 (10.0) | 38.9 (11.7) | .05 |
| Social support at 3 months, mean (SD) | 107.1 (8.7) | 107.1 (8.7) | .42 | 106.2 (12.0) | 103.8 (12.5) | .56 |
| Grief at 12 months, mean (SD) | 84.2 (19.2) | 87.4 (18.2) | .46 | 84.0 (15.6) | 91.4 (20.6) | .36 |
| Depressed mood at 12 months, mean (SD) | 12.2 (11.1) | 13.9 (12.4) | .54 | 13.1 (12.6) | 14.8 (12.4) | .75 |
| Spiritual/religious beliefs at 12 months, mean (SD) |
44.6 (10.9) | 40.6 (13.8) | .18 | 42.1 (14.6) | 38.7 (13.0) | .29 |
| Social support at 12 months, mean (SD) | 105.4 (12.7) | 106.7 (10.9) | .64 | 109.8 (9.7) | 103.2 (11.4) | .19 |
a
Tests of significance are chi-square tests or one-way analyses of variance measuring differences by arm (control or DVD).
b
Tests of significance are chi-square tests or one-way analyses of variance measuring differences by group (control, DVD-not-watched, or DVD-watched).
c
Scheffé’s post-hoc test between control and DVD-watched, p = .007.
d
Scheffé’s post-hoc test between DVD-not watched and DVD-watched, p = .007.
e
Scheffé’s post-hoc test between control and DVD-watched, p = .009.
f
Scheffé’s post-hoc test between DVD-not watched and DVD-watched, p = .02.