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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2016 May;127(5):917–925. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001403

Table 4.

Depressive symptom improvement measures comparing the first PHQ-9 Score of 15 or greater (up to 90 days postpartum) and the last PHQ-9 given within 180 days Postpartum for Phase 2 and 3 of Implementation of the Universal Perinatal Depression Screening Program

Phase 2: Roll-out Phase 3: Fully-implemented
Total N with a New Depression Diagnosis 849 1,307
Women with a Follow-up PHQ-9 550 1074
Follow-up PHQ-9 <10 289(52.6%) 615(57.3%)
≥50% improvement in symptoms 294(53.5%) 602(56.1%)
Improvement of at least 5 points 398(72.4%) 803(74.8%)