. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 1.

Published in final edited form as: Health Soc Care Community. 2016 Apr 4;25(2):578–589. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12345

Table 1.

Phase 1: Comparison of parental participants with no to low depressive symptoms and moderate to severe depressive symptoms for health status and perceived stress levels

	Depressive symptoms	N	Mean (SD)
Age	No to low	48	30.9 (8.0)
	Moderate to severe	46	31.2(8.6)
Years in programme	No to low	46	2.9 (2.5)
	Moderate to severe	45	2.5(2.1)
Bed days in past year	No to low	48	2.4 (6.3)
	Moderate to severe	46	4.1 (5.2)
Missed work days in past year	No to low	48	2.8 (6.6)
Missed work days in past year	Moderate to severe	46	4.6 (9.5)
Perceived stress^*	No to Low	47	15.5 (6.5)
	Moderate to severe	45	24.3 (5.1)
Physical function	No to low	49	84.5 (24.7)
	Moderate to severe	47	79.0 (24.8)
Role performance- physical health^*	No to low	49	88.9(18.4)
Role performance- physical health^*	Moderate to severe	46	78.0(18.7)
Role performance- emotional health^*	No to low	49	86.4(19.5)
Role performance- emotional health^*	Moderate to severe	47	67.7 (25.3)
Bodily pain^*	No to low	49	79.5 (22.9)
	Moderate to severe	47	57.9 (25.0)
Vitality^*	No to low	49	65.1 (16.5)
	Moderate to severe	47	38.0(18.5)
Social function^*	No to low	49	88.8(16.6)
	Moderate to severe	47	54.5 (24.5)
Mental health^*	No to low	49	81.4 (14.3)
	Moderate to severe	47	50.4(17.3)
General health perception^*	No to low	49	80.6(14.8)
General health perception^*	Moderate to severe	47	57.9 (22.9)

SF-36 mean scores scales 0–100, where 100 = optimal health/well-being.

P ≤ 0.05.