Depressive symptoms among immigrant and Canadian born mothers of preterm infants at neonatal intensive care discharge: a cross sectional study

Table 2 Scores on psychosocial measures based on immigrant versus Canadian born status

	Immigrant N = 107	Canadian Born N = 184
Variable	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	t score	p-value
Depression (CES-D) ^a	20.73 (11.41)	16.65 (10.08)	3.02	.002
Stress (PSS:NICU) ^a	3.22 (0.81)	3.09 (0.74)	1.36	.17
Family Functioning (FAD-GF) ^b	19.36 (4.96)	17.80 (5.19)	2.50	.01
Social Support (SSI) ^c	47.65 (9.47)	52.19 (8.26)	-4.25	< .001
Acculturation (VIA-Mainstream) ^d	6.39 (1.18)	7.12 (1.12)	-5.19	< .001
Acculturation (VIA-Heritage) ^a	6.63 (1.31)	6.43 (1.46)	1.15	.25

Note: t score = independent samples t-test; CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; PSS:NICU = Parental Stressor Scale: neonatal intensive care unit; FAD-GF = Family Assessment Device – General Functioning Scale; SSI = Social Support Index; VIA = Vancouver Index of Acculturation – Mainstream and Heritage Scales.
^a Seven missing data (CES-D, 4 immigrant, 3 Canadian born; PSS:NICU, 2 immigrant, 5 Canadian born; VIA-Heritage, 2 immigrant, 5 Canadian born)
^b Two missing data (2 immigrant, 0 Canadian born)
^c Four missing data (2 immigrant, 2 Canadian born)
^d Six missing data (2 immigrant, 4 Canadian born)

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