Table 5 Comparison of patients with or without follow up for PTSD disease assessment
Risk factors | Patients with follow up for PTSD disease assessment (with PCLS and phone interview) n = 171 N (%) | Patients without follow up for PTSD disease interview (without phone interview) n = 109 N (%) | P value a |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics and psycho-social factors | |||
Age | ┐ | ||
< 31 yr | 46 (26.9) | 41 (37.6) | 0.09† |
≥ 31 yrs. and <35 yrs | 61 (35.7) | 39 (35.8) | ┘ |
> 36 yrs | 64 (37.4) | 29 (26.6) | |
Pregnancy | |||
Past pregnancy | 110 (64.3) | 82 (75.2) | 0.05 |
Past childbirth | 89 (52.0) | 60 (55.0) | 0.91 |
Origin | |||
European | 141 (82.5) | 79 (73.1) | 0.06 |
Non-European | 30 (17.5) | 29 (26.9) | |
Marital Status | |||
Married/In couple | 160 (93.5) | 96 (88.1) | 0.02 a |
Single | 8 (6.5) | 13 (11.9) | |
Education level parturient (ICSO 88) | |||
None to second level | 77 (50.3) | 60 (63.8) | 0.03 a |
Third and fourth level | 76 (49.7) | 34 (36.2) | |
Education level partner (ICSO 88) | |||
None to second level | 73 (54.9) | 42 (51.2) | 0.60 |
Third and fourth level | 60 (45.1) | 40 (48.8) | |
Insurance | |||
None or standard | 150 (87.7) | 101 (92.7) | 0.18 |
High Premium | 21 (12.3) | 8 (7.3) | |
Anaesthesia-related procedure characteristics | |||
Type of anaesthesia | |||
General | 6 (3.5) | 6 (5.5) | ┐ |
Spinal | 105 (61.4) | 61 (56.0) | 0.55† |
Spinal-epidural | 60 (35.1) | 42 (38.5) | ┘ |
Certified anaesthetist | 90 (52.6) | 60 (55.0) | 0.69 |
Adjuvant to anaesthesia | |||
Midazolam, clonidine, ketamine | 19 (11.1) | 6 (5.5) | 0.10 |
Would have liked additional sedation | 23 (13.7) | 13 (12.1) | 0.71 |
Poor anaesthesia information(before, during, after procedure) | 22 (13.1) | 20 (18.5) | 0.22 |
1st category of factors in PTSD model: Stressful event before or during childbirth | |||
Unexpected prematurity | 26 (15.4) | 10 (9.3) | 0.14 |
Emergency caesarean section | 90 (52.6) | 66 (60.6) | 0.19 |
Long duration of surgery (>50 min) | 67 (39.6) | 47 (43.9) | 0.48 |
Maternal prepartum complications | 102 (59.6) | 60 (55.0) | 0.44 |
Intra/postpartum complications | 108 (63.2) | 74 (67.9) | 0.41 |
Anaesthetic complication | 19 (11.1) | 9 (8.3) | 0.43 |
Neonatal complication | 31 (18.1) | 20 (18.3) | 0.96 |
3rd category of factors in PTSD model: Past morbidity or previous trauma and support from partner | |||
Past morbidity or previous trauma | |||
Past psychiatric disorder | 19 (11.2) | 9 (8.5) | 0.47 |
Past traumatic experience | 9 (7.9) | 14 (18.4) | 0.02 a |
Any other somatic disorder | 110 (64.7) | 73 (68.2) | 0.35 |
Past pregnancy abortion | 78 (45.6) | 65 (59.6) | 0.02 a |
Past caesarean section | 59 (34.5) | 39 (35.8) | 0.82 |
Support from partner | |||
During pregnancy | 164 (97.0) | 106 (99.1) | 0.26 |
During caesarean section | 153 (90.0) | 89 (84.0) | 0.13 |