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. 2021 Dec 21;43:101233. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101233

Table 2.

Anxiety prevalence data by time of assessment and assessment tool.

Study ID Assessment tool & cut-off Assessment time Gestational age (weeks) Participants N n %
Time of assessment ≤1 month
Clinical diagnosis
Misund 2014 Clinical diagnosis 4–30 days after birth (median=11 days) <33 Mothers 29 5 17.0
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Holditch-Davis 2015a STAI State >47
(from author)
During admission Mean 27.2 (SD 2.9) Mothers 232 133 57.3
Dantas 2012 STAI State >40 During admission 26-37 Mothers 60 49 81.7
Greene 2015 & 2018a STAI >40 2-4 weeks after birth 23.2-32.3 Mothers 69 38 55.0
Onay 2021 STAI State >40 ≥7 days after admission < 37 to 40 Mothers 93 48 51.6
Ong 2019 STAI State >40 ≤48 hours of admission 27-34 Mothers 180 153 85.0
Trumello 2018 STAI State > 39 1 week after birth < 32 to <37 Mothers 62 39 62.0
<32 Mothers 40 29 72.0
≥32 Mothers 22 10 45.0
Misund 2014 & 2016a STAI State >39 2 weeks after birth <33 Mothers 29 20 69.0
Harris 2018a STAI State >33 Before discharge ≤32 Mothers 37 12 32.0
Cajiao-Nieto 2021 STAI >28
(from author)
3 days after birth <37 Fathers 51 17 33.0
6-18 days after birth Fathers 51 5 10.0
Garfield 2015a
STAI State >20
(from author)
3 months after birth (60% =<1 month) <37 Mothers 113 31 27.0
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
Carter 2007 HADS ≥12 ≤3 weeks after admission (mean=17 days SD=11.2 days) 23-42 Parents 299 55 18.4
Mothers 119 35 18.0
Fathers 180 20 11.0
Mulder 2014 HADS >11
During admission 23–42 Parents 447 55 12.0
Mothers 242 35 18.0
Fathers 205 20 11.0
Eutrope 2014a
HADS ≥8 1-5 days after birth <32 Mothers 100 75 75.0
15 days before discharge <32 Mothers 93 47 50.0
Pace 2016a HADS ≥8 2 weeks after birth <30 Parents 214 102 48.0
Mothers 113 55 48.0
Fathers 101 47 47.0
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
Segre 2014 & McCabe-Beane 2018 BAI ≥16 2 weeks after birth 23-41 Mothers 190 53 27.9
Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A)
Gonzalez-Hernandez 2019 HAM-A ≥18 2 weeks after birth <37 Mothers 188 64 34.0
Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS)
Kong 2013 SAS >50
6 days after admission 36.63 ± 3.34 (mothers) 37.09 ± 3.16 (fathers) Parents 600 128 21.0
Mothers 200 48 24.0
Fathers 400 80 20.0
Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS)
Das 2021 DASS≥21 (from author) During admission 29-39 Mothers 96 37 39.0
Bonacquisti 2020 DASS>21 During admission Not reported Mothers 127 23 17.8
Assessment time >1 month ≤12 months
Clinical diagnosis
Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders (SCID)
Helle 2016a SCID 4-6 weeks after birth <37 Parents 189 13 6.9
Mothers 111 11 9.9
Fathers 78 2 2.9
STAI
Greene 2015 & 2018 STAI >40 After discharge 23.2-32.3 Mothers 64 23 36.0
Rogers 2013 STAI >40 At time of discharge <30 Mothers 73 31 43.0
HADS
Pace 2016 HADS ≥8 6 months after birth <30 Parents 155 35 23.0
Mothers 81 20 25.0
Fathers 74 15 20.0
Assessment time >12 months
STAI
Misund 2016 STAI >39 18 months corrected age <33 Mothers 27 0 0.0

Abbreviations: N: Total sample, n: Number of cases; Italics: Numbers were calculated.

a

Studies measured both anxiety and PTS.