Table 3 Comparison of mean scores of physical symptoms, anxiety, social functioning, depression and total mental health score in fathers and mothers
From: Evaluation of parental stress in neonatal intensive care unit in Iran: a national study
physical | anxiety | social | depression | Mental health | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) |
Father | 12.73 | 3.41 | 13.65 | 4.21 | 15.62 | 3.81 | 9.74 | 3.74 | 51.35 | 10.43 |
Mother | 14.40 | 3.96 | 15.47 | 5.22 | 15.30 | 3.71 | 10.38 | 4.39 | 55.56 | 12.59 |
Independent t-test | -11.414 | -9.723 | 2.060 | -3.950 | -8.351 | |||||
P value | *p < .001 | *p < .001 | *p = .040 | *p < .001 | *p < .001 | |||||