Table 2.
Self-reported mental health status and severity of depression, anxiety, and acute stress in total study cohort and subgroups
| Severity Category | N, % | M (SD) | Families with sick members | Families without sick members | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N, % | M (SD) | N, % | M (SD) | ||||
| EPDS, depression symptoms | |||||||
| Total cohort | 470 (100) | 11.76 (6.23) | 142 (100) | 13.39 (6.52) | 328 (100) | 11.05 (5.97) | <.001 |
| Normal | 267 (56.8) | 61 (43.0) | 206 (62.8) | ||||
| Probable Depression (scores ≥13) | 203 (43.2) | 81 (57.0) | 122 (37.2) | ||||
| GAD7, Anxiety | |||||||
| Total cohort | 470 (100) | 7.00 (5.25) | 142 (100) | 8.09 (5.58) | 328 (100) | 6.53 (5.04) | .015 |
| Normal (0–4) | 175 (37.2) | 45 (31.7) | 130 (39.6) | ||||
| Mild (5–9) | 174 (37.0) | 47 (33.1) | 127 (38.7) | ||||
| Moderate (10–14) | 66 (14.0) | 25 (17.6) | 41 (12.5) | ||||
| Severe (15–21) | 55 (11.7) | 25 (17.6) | 30 (9.1) | ||||
| IES-R, Acute Stress symptoms | |||||||
| Total cohort | 470 (100) | 21.16 (17.49) | 140 (100) | 23.60 (19.05) | 328 (100) | 20.11 (16.69) | .503 |
| Normal (0–23) | 308 (65.5) | 88 (62.0) | 220 (67.1) | ||||
| Mild (24–32) | 46 (9.8) | 14 (9.9) | 32 (9.8) | ||||
| Moderate to Severe concern for PTSD (33–88) | 110 (23.7) | 38 (27.1) | 72 (22.2) | ||||
Abbreviations: EPDS 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, GAD-7 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder, IES-R 22-item Impact of Event Scale–Revised