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Table 5 Parental anxiety and depression 5 months and 15 months after infant’s death

From: Context of a neonatal death affects parental perception of end-of-life care, anxiety and depression in the first year of bereavement

 

Withhold/withdraw LST

Maximal care

p

Parental anxietya

 5 months

  Mothers (n = 81)

32/50 (64)

23/31 (74)

0.34

  Fathers (n = 71)

19/41 (46)

17/30 (57)

0.39

  At least one of the parents (n = 82)

35/50 (70)

25/32 (78)

0.42

 15 months

  Mothers (n = 70)

24/45 (53)

13/25 (52)

0.91

  Fathers (n = 56)

9/35 (26)

10/21 (48)

0.09

  At least one of the parents (n = 71)

27/45 (60)

18/26 (69)

0.44

Parental depressionb

 5 months

  Mothers (n = 81)

17/50 (34)

15/31 (48)

0.20

  Fathers (n = 71)

12/41 (29)

17/30 (57)

0.02

  At least one of the parents (n = 82)

20/50 (40)

21/32 (66)

0.02

 15 months

  Mothers (n = 70)

10/45 (22)

4/25 (16)

0.76

  Fathers (n = 56)

10/35 (29)

6/21 (29)

1.0

  At least one of the parents (n = 71)

12/45 (27)

8/26 (31)

0.71

  1. Values are numbers (%)
  2. aDefined as a score in the sub-scale anxiety (HADS-A) of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) > the threshold value of 8
  3. bDefined as a score in the sub-scale depression (HADS-D) of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) > the threshold value of 8
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