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Table 4 Comparison of clinically important cut-offs for EPDS and IES-R at each timepoint by anticipatory and sudden event types

From: Dads in Distress: symptoms of depression and traumatic stress in fathers following poor fetal, neonatal, and maternal outcomes

Scale

Cut-off

Timepoint

n

Overall

n=27

Anticipatory

n=13

Sudden

n=14

    

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

EPDS

≥10

1

27

16 (59.3)

8 (61.5)

8 (57.1)

  

2

15b

6 (40.0)

2 (28.6)

4 (50.0)

EPDS Q9 (crying)

yes

1

26a

18 (69.2)

10 (76.9)

8 (61.5)

  

2

15b

6 (40.0)

1 (14.3)

5 (62.5)

EPDS Q10 (self-harm)

yes

1

26a

4 (15.4)

3 (23.1)

1 (7.7)

  

2

15b

3 (20.0)

1 (14.3)

2 (25.0)

IES-R

≥33

1

26a

12 (46.2)

7 (53.8)

5 (38.5)

  

2

15b

4 (26.7)

2 (28.6)

2 (25.0)

  1. aAt timepoint 1, n=13 for sudden; bAt timepoint 2, for n=7 anticipatory and n=8 for sudden