Clinical Study
Maternal Psychological Problems Associated with Neonatal Intensive Care Admission
Table 5
Psychological adjustment and demographic characteristics of control subgroups according to the EPDS scores.
| | High EPDS subgroup (13) (: 11) | Low EPDS subgroup (13) (: 70) | |
| Anxiety inventory: (median(min-max)) | | | | State | 42.5 (25–75) | 43 (22–75) | .47 | Trait | 34.5 (27–61) | 47.5 (20–61) | .17 |
| Adult attachment scale: | | | | Secure (n) | 3 | 54 | .001 | Insecure (n) | 8 | 15 |
| MSPSS (median(min-max)) | 72.5 (45–84) | 75 (12–84) | .63 | Maternal age (med(min-max)) years | 28 (19–39) | 30 (21–41) | .31 |
| Education of mother: | | | | 8 years (n) | 3 | 17 | .83 | 8 years (n) | 8 | 53 |
| Parity: | | | | Multipar (n) | 5 | 36 | .71 | Primipar (n) | 6 | 34 |
| Type of delivery: | | | | NVD (n) | 5 | 42 | .29 | Caesarean (n) | 6 | 28 |
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