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Table 5 Comparison of the difference in the PARSQ scores between the women with antepartum activity restriction experience and healthy pregnancy

From: Development and validation of the prenatal activity restriction stress questionnaire: a Rasch rating scale analysis

Group / Dimensions

Fetal safety and health

Physical and psychological care issues c

Role function changes

Socioeconomic and medical issues

Total

AAR (N = 200)

16.34 ± 4.14

13.82 ± 3.47

–

–

Healthy (N = 96)

10.99 ± 3.65

8.45 ± 2.62

p a

<.001

<.001

Nulliparous

AAR (n = 94)

–

–

14.09 ± 4.34

–

Healthy (n = 51)

8.41 ± 2.94

p a

<.001

Parous

AAR (n = 106)

–

–

24.44 ± 5.53

–

Healthy (n = 45)

14.39 ± 4.05

p a

<.001

Employed

AAR (n = 160)

–

–

–

13.03 ± 3.9

Healthy (n = 78)

7.64 ± 2.61

p a

<.001

Unemployed

AAR (n = 40)

–

–

–

9.14 ± 3.81

Healthy (n = 18)

6.50 ± 3.05

p b

<.001

  1. AAR = women with antepartum activity restriction experience. Dimension 1 as role function changes with item 1–5 and 17–19, Dimension 2 as fetal safety and health with item 7–11, Dimension 3 as physical and psychological care issues with item 12–16 and Dimension 4 as socioeconomic and medical issues with item 20, 21, 22, 24, 25
  2. Data shown as Mean ± SD
  3. a independent t-tests
  4. b Mann-Whitney U-test
  5. c item 15 was excluded due to that no women with healthy pregnancy had this experience