TABLE II.
Average baseline and Age 5 scores on the Parenting Stress Index for all patients compared to normative means
| Normative | Baseline (n = 84)a | Age 5 (n = 57) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | M ± SD | t b | N (%)Clinical Range | M ± SD | t b | N (%) Clinical Range | |
| Child Domain | 98.4 | 95.52 ± 17.95 | −1.47 | 7 (8.3) | 92.49 ± 19.02 | −2.34 | 4 (7.0) |
| Adaptability | 24.5 | 24.54 ± 5.94 | 0.05 | 24.05 ± 6.78 | −0.50 | ||
| Acceptability | 12.5 | 10.98 ± 3.43 | −4.07** | 11.09 ± 4.09 | −2.61 | ||
| Demandingness | 18.1 | 17.95 ± 4.75 | −0.28 | 17.81 ± 4.79 | −0.46 | ||
| Mood | 9.6 | 9.07 ± 2.96 | −1.64 | 9.28 ± 2.87 | −0.84 | ||
| Distractibility/Hyperactivity | 24.4 | 24.98 ± 4.93 | 1.07 | 22.47 ± 4.85 | −3.00* | ||
| Reinforces Parent | 9.3 | 8.06 ± 2.40 | −4.73** | 8.14 ± 2.15 | −4.07** | ||
| Parent Domain | 122.7 | 104.92 ± 23.19 | −6.99** | 2 (2.4) | 102.74 ± 24.97 | −6.04** | 1 (1.8) |
| Competence | 29.2 | 23.45 ± 5.61 | −9.38** | 23.42 ± 5.82 | −7.49** | ||
| Social Isolation | 12.8 | 11.62 ± 3.79 | −2.86* | 11.53 ± 4.44 | −2.16 | ||
| Attachment to the Child | 12.6 | 10.05 ± 2.80 | −8.37** | 10.05 ± 2.50 | −7.68** | ||
| Health | 11.9 | 11.36 ± 3.70 | −1.34 | 10.44 ± 3.44 | −3.21* | ||
| Role Restriction | 19.0 | 16.18 ± 4.24 | −6.11** | 15.68 ± 5.02 | −4.99** | ||
| Depression | 20.4 | 16.35 ± 5.61 | −6.62** | 16.60 ± 5.74 | −5.00** | ||
| Spouse | 16.8 | 15.60 ± 6.48 | −1.68 | 15.05 ± 5.32 | −2.48 | ||
| Total Stress | 221.1 | 201.51 ± 37.15 | −4.81** | 10 (11.9) | 194.68 ± 39.84 | −5.01** | 6 (10.5) |
*
p < .01
**
p < .001
Note. Higher scores are indicative of greater stress.
a
Baseline is defined as the first assessment for each participant, so includes patients from multiple age ranges
b
One-sample t-tests against the normative mean