Table 4. Comparison of the mean overall score and scores of the different dimensions of the postpartum quality of life in the intervention and standard care groups.

Variables	Assessment occasion	Intervention group, mean ± SD	Standard care group, mean ± SD	p-value*	p-value**
Overall score of postpartum quality of life	2 weeks after delivery	115.5 ± 10.9	114.7 ± 11.0	0.645	< 0.001
	8 weeks after delivery	121.0 ± 10.6	116.8 ± 12.0	0.015
Mother’s feelings toward herself	2 weeks after delivery	22.3 ± 3.1	22.6 ± 3.1	0.586	< 0.001
	8 weeks after delivery	23.8 ± 3.2	22.5 ± 3.3	0.009
Mother’s feelings toward her child	2 weeks after delivery	13.9 ± 1.7	14.2 ± 1.3	0.303	0.103
	8 weeks after delivery	14.2 ± 1.4	14.2 ± 1.1	0.883
Mother’s feelings toward her spouse and others	2 weeks after delivery	31.8 ± 4.3	32.2 ± 5.3	0.635	0.144
	8 weeks after delivery	32.5 ± 4.3	32.3 ± 5.5	0.797
Mother’s feelings toward sexual relations	2 weeks after delivery	9.3 ± 3.0	7.8 ± 2.2	0.001	0.001
	8 weeks after delivery	10.2 ± 2.8	7.9 ± 2.2	< 0.001
Physical health	2 weeks after delivery	26.2 ± 4.2	28.2 ± 4.4	0.208	0.982
	8 weeks after delivery	25.4 ± 4.4	27.4 ± 4.7	0.242
Financial status	2 weeks after delivery	4.6 ± 0.5	4.5 ± 0.8	0.430	0.221
	8 weeks after delivery	4.6 ± 0.5	4.5 ± 0.8	0.766
Satisfaction with delivery	2 weeks after delivery	3.5 ± 1.2	3.8 ± 1.0	0.081	0.117
	8 weeks after delivery	3.6 ± 1.2	3.8 ± 1.1	0.272
Choice of the delivery method for future pregnancies	2 weeks after delivery	3.5 ± 1.3	3.9 ± 1.1	0.033	0.179
	8 weeks after delivery	3.6 ± 1.2	3.8 ± 1.19	0.346

*Independent t-test; **Repeated measures analysis of variance.