Table 2.
Change in outcome scores between the intervention (I) and control (C) groups among mothers at 1 month and 3 months postpartum based on the general linear model.
| Outcome variable | 1 month | 3 months | ||||||||||||||
| I, mean (SD), range | na | C, mean (SD), range | na | Unadjusted | Adjustedb | I, mean (SD), range | na | C, mean (SD), range | na | Unadjusted | Adjustedb | |||||
| I–C (95% CI) | P | I–C (95% CI) | P | I–C (95% CI) | P | I–C (95% CI) | P | |||||||||
| Postpartum depression (EPDSc) | 11.4 (2.0), 7.5 to 15.3 | 56 | 12.4 (2.1), 8.4 to 16.5 | 58 | −0.91 (−2.5 to 0.6) | .25 | −1.02 (−2.7 to 0.6) | .23 | 9.8 (2.2), 5.5 to 14.3 | 54 | 12.0 (2.3), 7.5 to 16.5 | 57 | −1.77 (−3.5 to 0.0) | .04d | −2.11 (−4.0 to −0.3) | .03d |
| Postpartum depression (PHQe) | 4.6 (2.0), 0.6 to 8.7 | 56 | 6.2 (2.1), 2.1 to 10.4 | 58 | −1.80 (−3.3 to −0.3) | .02d | −1.59 (−3.3 to 0.1) | .06 | 5.5 (2.2), 1.0 to 10.0 | 54 | 7.0 (2.3), 2.4 to 11.6 | 57 | −1.90 (−3.7 to −0.1) | .04d | −1.49 (−3.4 to 0.4) | .11 |
| Postpartum anxiety (STAIf) | 85.2 (9.9), 65.4 to 104.9 | 52 | 87.6 (9.9), 67.8 to 107.4 | 53 | −3.63 (−10.7 to 3.5) | .31 | −2.45 (−9.9 to 5.0) | .52 | 79.8 (11.3), 57.4 to 102.3 | 50 | 87.7 (11.3), 65.3 to 110.2 | 52 | −8.61 (−17.2 to 0.0) | .05 | −7.89 (−16.4 to 0.7) | .07 |
| Loneliness (ULSg) | 41.6 (5.5), 30.7 to 52.4 | 54 | 44.0 (5.6), 32.8 to 55.2 | 57 | −2.14 (−6.3 to 2.1) | .31 | −2.45 (−7.0 to 2.1) | .29 | 39.5 (5.4), 28.7 to 50.3 | 53 | 42.9 (5.6), 31.8 to 54.1 | 56 | −3.90 (−8.2 to 0.4) | .08 | −3.43 (−8.0 to 1.1) | .14 |
| Perceived social support (PSSPh) | 32.3 (2.6), 27.2 to 37.5 | 20 | 33.2 (2.6), 28.0 to 38.4 | 31 | −2.11 (−5.2 to 1.0) | .18 | −0.86 (−3.9 to 2.1) | .57 | 35.4 (4.4), 26.5 to 44.3 | 20 | 35.9 (4.3), 27.2 to 44.6 | 27 | 1.09 (−2.9 to 5.1) | .59 | −0.53 (−4.7 to 3.6) | .78 |
an values for adjusted analysis.
bAdjusted estimates were obtained from general linear models after being adjusted for baseline, age, marital status, antenatal class attendance, baby’s gender, and confinement period.
cEPDS: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.
dSignificant P value <.05.
ePHQ: Patient Health Questionnaire.
fSTAI: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.
gULS: University of California, Los Angeles Loneliness Scale.
hPSSP: Perceived Social Support for Parenting.