Table 2.
Prevalence of Psychological Distress Symptoms over Time in Full CCHN Cohort and Psychological Distress Subsamples
| Psychological Distress1 | Full Cohort T1 | Subsample T1 | Full Cohort T2 | Subsample T2 | Full Cohort T3 | Subsample T3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Stress Symptoms | ||||||||||||
| PPS < top quartile (low) | 1752 | 72.9% | 609 | 72.3% | 1188 | 71.0% | 611 | 72.6% | 1204 | 69.8% | 595 | 70.7% |
| PSS ≥ top quartile (high) | 651 | 27.1% | 233 | 27.7% | 486 | 29.0% | 231 | 27.4% | 522 | 30.2% | 247 | 29.3% |
| Depressive Symptoms | ||||||||||||
| EPDS ≤ 9 no-to-low | 2028 | 84.3% | 708 | 83.8% | 1409 | 83.6% | 706 | 83.6% | 1449 | 84.0% | 706 | 83.6% |
| EPDS ≥ 10 moderate-to-high | 378 | 15.7% | 137 | 16.2% | 277 | 16.4% | 139 | 16.4% | 227 | 16.0% | 139 | 16.4% |
| Anxiety Symptoms | ||||||||||||
| MINI ≤ 2 no GAD | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1552 | 92.0% | 770 | 91% | 1592 | 92.1% | 781 | 92.3% |
| MINI ≥ probable GAD | -- | -- | -- | -- | 135 | 8.0% | 76 | 9% | 136 | 7.9% | 65 | 7.7% |
Note. CCHN = Child Community Health Research Network; Perceived Stress Score (PSS), Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
1
T-tests to evaluate mean differences between full CCHN cohort and subsamples showed no significant difference for psychological distress.