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. 2017 Apr 12;2017(4):CD001431. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001431.pub5

20. Depression.

Study Timing N
decision aid
Mean decision aid (SD) Change from baseline N
comparison
Mean comparison (SD) Change from Baseline Notes
Davison 1997 (20‐item CES‐D) 5‐6 weeks 30 29.8 −0.6 30 29.5 + 1.3 No difference
Lam 2013 (Hospital and Anxiety Depression Scale) 1 week post‐DA 101 16.7 (17.1) 97 16.7 (19.5) No difference
P = 0.849
1 month postsurgery 101 11.0 (12.9) 97 11.0 (12.9) No difference
P = 0.649
4 months postsurgery 91 10.0 (15.7) 88 9.0 (11.4) No difference
P = 0.637
10 months postsurgery 88 6.7 (9.0) 90 11.9 (16.2) P = 0.001
Loh 2007 (Brief Patient Health Questionnaire‐D) 6 to 8 weeks 191 29.8 (2.7) 96 27.0 (3.6) No difference
P = 0.236
Nagle 2008 (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale) ˜1‐12 weeks post‐DA 167 19 (11.6) 171 19 (11.2) No difference
Van Peperstraten 2010 (Beck Depression Inventory) After multifaceted intervention/ before IVF 126 16 (13%) 136 5 (4%) P = 0.01
At uptake of IVF 147 16 (11%) 151 113 (9%) No difference
Whelan 2004 (20‐item CES‐D) 1 week post‐DA 94 13.8 (1.0) 107 13.4 (1.1) No difference
6 months post‐DA 94 15.1 (1.1) 107 14.2 (1.2) No difference
12 months post‐DA 94 13.2 (1.3) 107 12.8 (1.2) No difference

CES‐D: Centre for Epidemiology Studies Depresion Scale; DA: decision aid; IVF: in vitro fertilization.