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. 2020 Jun 5;20:173. doi: 10.1186/s12906-020-02926-3

Table 5.

Mean differences of intervention x timepoint

Means (95% CI)
Outcome Time point Low Dose Moderate Dose Study Control
Impact of Events (PTSD)
pre-intervention 43.16 (35.77–50.55) 45.99 (39.30–52.68) 45.75 (36.81–54.69)
post-intervention 24.53 (16.72–32.34) 20.38 (13.31–27.45) 35.67 (26.22–45.12)
follow-up 23.03 (13.86–32.20) 23.39 (15.08–31.69) 29.67 (18.57–40.77)
Anxiety (STAI)
pre-intervention 91.38 (82.78–99.98) 86.68 (79.36–94.01) 90.67 (80.80–100.55)
post-intervention 87.80 (80.72–94.89) 86.06 (80.03–92.09) 88.77 (80.63–96.90)
follow-up 88.17 (81.60–94.75) 82.36 (76.76–87.95) 85.19 (77.65–92.74)
Depression (PHQ)
pre-intervention 12.67 (9.23–16.11) 9.27 (6.28–12.26) 13.15 (9.14–17.17)
post-intervention 6.46 (3.50–9.42) 6.31 (3.74–8.89) 12.56 (9.10–16.02)
follow-up 6.38 (3.57–9.19) 7.11 (4.66–9.56) 11.21 (7.92–14.49)
Self-compassion (SCS)
pre-intervention 2.52 (2.06–2.98) 2.79 (2.31–3.28) 2.46 (1.85–3.07)
post-intervention 2.88 (2.40–3.37) 2.86 (2.35–3.37) 2.61 (1.97–3.26)
follow-up 2.83 (2.34–3.32) 2.85 (2.33–3.37) 2.54 (1.89–3.20)
Emotional Regulation (ERQ)
pre-intervention 17.63 (14.42–20.84) 19.42 (16.38–22.46) 22.62 (18.73–26.51)
post-intervention 17.75 (14.37–21.12) 16.89 (13.69–20.09) 20.20 (16.10–24.29)
follow-up 16.10 (11.91–20.30) 19.06 (15.09–23.03) 18.29 (13.20–23.37)
Self-rated Health (SF12)
pre-intervention 61.19 (56.79–65.60) 57.03 (53.04–61.02) 59.05 (53.72–64.38)
post-intervention 57.26 (52.94–61.57) 57.24 (53.33–61.15) 58.04 (52.81–63.26)
follow-up 56.08 (51.32–60.84) 57.14 (52.83–61.45) 55.93 (50.17–61.69)
Perinatal Grief (PGS)
pre-intervention 114.42 (103.51–125.34) 108.70 (98.82–118.59) 122.11 (108.91–135.31)
post-intervention 97.21 (84.31–110.12) 89.70 (78.01–101.38) 121.77 (106.15–137.38)
follow-up 98.12 (81.05–115.19) 86.88 (71.42–102.35) 119.73 (99.07–140.39)
Sleep Quality (PSQI)
pre-intervention 11.40 (9.13–13.67) 8.87 (6.72–11.01) 8.26 (5.51–11.01)
post-intervention 7.52 (5.25–9.78) 6.26 (4.11–8.40) 9.10 (6.35–11.84)
follow-up 7.42 (5.15–9.68) 5.60 (3.46–7.75) 6.82 (4.08–9.57)