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Table 4 Hospital anxiety and depression scale

From: Feasibility and acceptability of regular weighing, setting weight gain limits and providing feedback by community midwives to prevent excess weight gain during pregnancy: randomised controlled trial and qualitative study

 

Usual care

Intervention

 

n

Mean

(sd)

n

Mean

(sd)

Anxiety:

      

 12 weeks

34

5.4

3.4

39

4.8

2.8

 28 weeks

23

6.4

3.5

31

4.7

2.7

 38 weeks

24

5.7

3.0

20

4.4

2.7

 Postnatal

24

5.7

3.0

20

4.4

2.7

Depression:

      

 12 weeks

34

2.8

2.4

40

3.1

2.5

 28 weeks

24

4.8

3.3

31

3.4

2.6

 38 weeks

24

5.4

3.4

20

3.8

2.7

 Postnatal

24

5.4

3.4

20

3.8

2.7

HADS score:

      

 12 weeks

34

8.2

5.0

39

7.9

5.0

 28 weeks

23

11.0

6.2

31

8.2

4.4

 38 weeks

24

11.1

5.7

19

8.5

4.6

 Postnatal

27

7.7

4.9

24

7.6

3.9

  1. 12 weeks refers to baseline assessment
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