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Table 2 Comparison of the mean score of infant sleep quality after two and four months after birth in counselling and control groups

From: Effects of journal therapy counseling with anxious pregnant women on their infants’ sleep quality: a randomized controlled clinical trial

variable

Counseling group

(n = 35)

Mean (SDb)

Control group

(n = 35)

Mean (SD)

MD (95%CI)c

P-value

Infant sleep quality (score range: 0–38)

 Two months

8.0 (5.54)

12.2 (6.5)

-4.2 (−7.2 to −1.2)

0.007a

 Four months

5.9 (4.32)

11.4 (6.7)

−5.6 (−8.4 to −2.7)

< 0.00a

  1. a Independent T-Test
  2. b Standard Deviation
  3. c Mean Difference (95% Confidence Interval)