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Table 2 Baseline mental health (selected versus universal population)

From: Antenatal mindfulness intervention to reduce depression, anxiety and stress: a pilot randomised controlled trial of the MindBabyBody program in an Australian tertiary maternity hospital

 

Non-randomised trial (selected population) (n = 20)*

Randomised trial (universal population) (n = 32)*

Comparison

 

M (SD)

M (SD)

Mean difference (95% CI)

t (df)

p

Depression

     

CES-D depression

23.18 (8.04)

13.74 (8.68)

−9.43 (−14.57, −4.30)

−3.70 (46)

<0.001

DASS depression

12.95 (8.01)

6.88 (8.30)

−6.07 (−10.84, −1.30)

−2.56 (49)

0.01

Anxiety

     

STAI state anxiety

48.39 (12.59)

35.83 (12.05)

−12.56 (−19.91, −5.20)

−3.44 (46)

<0.001

DASS anxiety

10.00 (7.54)

7.25 (7.48)

−2.75 (−7.12, 1.62)

−1.27 (49)

0.21

Stress

     

PSS stress

21.80 (4.99)

17.06 (6.43)

−4.74 (−8.13, 1.35)

−2.81 (50)

<0.001

DASS stress

19.16 (7.25)

13.88 (10.24)

−5.28 (−10.67, 0.10)

−1.97 (49)

0.05

Mindfulness

     

Nonreactivity

18.74 (5.25)

20.00 (6.04)

1.23 (−2.16, 4.62)

0.73 (47)

0.47

Observing

21.68 (4.97)

24.03 (6.01)

2.35 (−0.98, 5.67)

1.42 (47)

0.16

Acting with awareness

23.68 (3.51)

26.27 (5.97)

2.58 (−0.46, 5.63)

1.71 (47)

0.10

Describing

26.37 (4.79)

27.29 (6.70)

0.92 (−2.63, 4.47)

0.52 (48)

0.60

Nonjudging

23.32 (5.96)

25.87 (6.39)

2.55 (−1.13, 6.23)

1.40 (47)

0.17

Full scale

113.79 (14.76)

123.07 (20.74)

9.28 (−1.79, 20.35)

1.69 (46)

0.10

  1. *Denominators may vary due to missing numbers.
  2. NB. Significant differences are presented in bold.