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Table 3 Characteristics of the outcomes in the included studies

From: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment for peripartum depression: systematic review & meta-analysis

Study

Instrument

Pre-TMS****

Post-TMS

Remission

Response

Side effects (mother)

Infants

D. R. Kim et al., 2019 [58]

HDRS-17

23.18 ± 3.54

9.27 ± 6.05

3

9

1 (10%)

4 (36%)

22.27 ± 2.65

13.18 ± 8.00

2

5

Myczkowski et al., 2012 [59]

HDRS-17

29.13 ± 5.64

18.50 ± 9.83

*

*

2 (25%)

0 (0%)

26.67 ± 5.68

24.83 ± 7.60

D. R. Kim et al., 2011 [60]

HDRS-17

24.4 ± 5.6

9.7 ± 6.1

3

7

4 (40%)

0 (0%)

Hizli Sayar et al., 2014 [61]

HDRS-17

26.67 ± 5.58

13.03 ± 6.93

6

12

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Garcia et al., 2010 [62]

HDRS-24

22.67 ± 6.44

2.14 ± 3.19

8

9

2 (29%)

0 (0%)

Zhang et al., 2010 [63]

HDRS-24

35

8

1

1

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Tan et al.,

2008 [64]

HDRS-17

38

4

1

1

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

FerraËœo et al., 2018 [65]

HDRS-21

24.33 ± 5.24

7.33 ± 4.03

2

3

2 (66%)

1 (25%)

12

6

1

1

1 (100%)

Cohen et al., 2008 [66]

HDRS-17

18

6

1

1

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Monika Klírová et al., 2008 [67]

MADRS

33

2

*

*

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

BDI

29

12

*

*

  1. Abbreviations: HDRS Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS-21,24 is an expanded version of the HDRS-17), MARDS Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, TMS transcranial magnetic stimulation, *:  No information in paper