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Table 3 Results of the stress and coping inventory at T1 and T2 in median and interquartile range

From: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stress and other psychological factors in pregnant women giving birth during the first wave of the pandemic

 

T1

T2

 

Median

Interquartile range

Median

Interquartile range

P (Wilcoxon)

Stress caused by insecurity

(total score: 49 points)

11.00

8.00–17.00

11.00

9.00–17.00

0.196

Stress caused by being overwhelmed

(total score: 49 points)

11.00

9.00–17.00

12.00

10.00–17.00

0.972

Stress caused by loss

(total score: 49 points)

7.00

7.00–10.00

7.00

7.00–10.00

0.663

Total load of stress

(total score: 147 points)

30.50

24.00–42.00

32.00

26.00–43.00

0.615

Stress symptoms

(total score: 52 points)

19.00

15.00–23.00

19.00

16.50–24.00

0.484

Positive Coping

(total score: 16 points)

11.50

10.00–13.00

11.00

10.00–13.00

0.624

Active coping

(total score: 16 points)

12.00

10.00–13.00

12.00

11.00–14.00

0.016

Coping by support

(total score: 16 points)

15.00

14.00–16.00

15.00

13.00–16.00

0.388

Coping by believing in God or powers that be

(total score: 16 points)

7.00

6.00–10.00

8.00

6.00–10.00

0.235

Coping by drinking alcohol and/or smoking

(total score: 16 points)

4.00

4.00–6.50

4.00

4.00–6.00

0.311

  1. p-values < 0.05 in the Wilcoxon test were considered as significant