Effects of a psychological nursing intervention on prevention of anxiety and depression in the postpartum period: a randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Comparison of frequency distribution of postpartum depression between the two groups in different time points

Time	Variable	Study group		p
Time	Variable	Intervention group (n = 113)	Control group (n = 115)	p
Baseline	Depressed	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000
Post-intervention	Depressed	13 (11.5%)	28 (24.3%)	0.015

Values were expressed as n (percentage, %). Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test was used for assessing distribution of observations or phenomena between different groups
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to diagnose the postpartum depression when the score ≥ 13
Italic value indicates the presence of statistical significance (p < 0.05)

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