Table 2.
Psychosocial profile of mummatters evaluation participants.
| Characteristic | Antenatal period (baseline; n=73) | Postnatal period (baseline; n=67) | |
| Psychosocial risk questionnaire (ANRQa) total score | |||
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Mean (SD) | 23.11(10.64) | 23.09 (10.00) |
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Range | 6-53 | 7-49 |
| Whooley positiveb, n (%) | 36 (49) | 36 (54) | |
| ANRQ score≥23, n (%) | 30 (41) | 30 (45) | |
| ANRQ item, n (%) | |||
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High trait anxiety (being a worrier)c | 20 (27) | 22 (33) |
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Perfectionistic traitsc | 19 (26) | 14 (21) |
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Past sexual or physical abuse | 17 (23) | 9 (13) |
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Significant past mental health issuesd | 31 (22) | 18 (27) |
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Major stressors in the last 12 monthse | 16 (22) | 18 (27) |
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Emotional abuse in childhood | 14 (19) | 11 (16) |
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Growing up with emotionally unsupportive motherc | 13 (18) | 18 (27) |
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Lack of support with the babyc | 7 (10) | 12 (18) |
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Emotionally unsupportive partnerc (or no partner) | 6 (8) | 4 (6) |
aANRQ: Antenatal Risk Questionnaire.
bEndorsed one or both of the two Whooley questions.
cAntenatal Risk Questionnaire; scaled items were dichotomized into low scoring (1-3) or high scoring (4 or more), consistent with the methodology used in previous research [23,24].
dItem considered endorsed if participants responded “yes” to depression or other past mental health problems for which professional help was sought or which significantly interfered with work and relationships (score of 4 or more).
eItem considered endorsed if participants responded “yes” to experiencing a major stressor in the previous 12 months which caused a significant degree of distress (score of 4 or more).