Table 2 Perceived stress scale, state-trait anxiety inventory and salivary cortisol among no-rooming-in, rooming-in, no-visit, one-visit groups

  Day 1

  Day 3

22.38 ± 6.31

40.81 ± 13.41

<0.001

(13.95-22.93)

21.72 ± 7.45

42.40 ± 14.51

<0.001

(18.68-22.67)

20.86 ± 6.25

37.40 ± 18.69

<0.001

(6.46-14.83)

22.83 ± 8.39

37.40 ± 18.69

<0.001

(10.74-18.4)

0.715

0.022

STAIS

  Day 1

  Day 3

29.88 ± 7.41

32.31 ± 10.92

0.332

(-2.74-7.61)

33.93 ± 9.13

36.00 ± 10.79

0.058

(-0.70-4.21)

33.36 ± 8.72

35.36 ± 11.48

0.261

(-1.58-5.58)

36.00 ± 12.39

36.04 ± 12.38

0.964

(-2.77-2.90)

0.207

0.692

STAIT

  Day 1

  Day 3

38.12 ± 11.53

38.25 ± 12.92

0.951

(-4.12-4.37)

37.26 ±8.66

38.47 ± 9.74

0.083

(-0.16-2.58)

38.86 ± 8.48

36.89 ± 10.16

0.158

(-4.74-0.81)

40.15 ±10.70

39.26 ± 11.35

0.260

(-2.47-0.68)

0.497

0.835

Salivary cortisol

  Day 1

  Day 3

0.43 ± 0.23

0.50 ± 0.24

0.345

(-0.76-0.20)

0.46 ± 0.26

0.40 ± 0.22

0.078

(-0.13-0.01)

0.49 ± 0.32

0.40 ± 0.16

0.147

(-0.22-0.03)

0.45 ± 0.27

0.47 ± 0.34

0.642

(-0.08-0.12)

0.874

0.322