Analysis of anxiety and depression status and related factors among mothers of children in neonatal intensive care unit

Table 1 Univariate analysis of maternal anxiety and depression in neonatal intensive care unit hospitalized children, n (%)

Characteristics	Total	Has anxiety (n= 63)	No anxiety (n= 128)	Anxiety, χ2	Anxiety, P value	Has depression (n= 45)	No depression (n= 146)	Depression, χ2	Depression, P value
Age				1.187	0.276			1.540	0.215
< 35	137	42 (66.67)	95 (74.22)			29 (64.44)	108 (73.97)
≥ 35	54	21 (33.33)	33 (25.78)			16 (35.56)	38 (26.03)
Degree of education				0.505	0.477			2.877	0.090
High school or below	81	29 (46.03)	52 (40.63)			24 (53.33)	57 (39.04)
College degree or above	110	34 (53.97)	76 (59.37)			21 (46.67)	89 (60.96)
Place of residence				0.884	0.347			0.124	0.725
Cities and towns	85	25 (39.68)	60 (46.88)			19 (42.22)	66 (45.21)
Rural district	106	38 (60.32)	68 (53.12)			26 (57.78)	80 (54.79)
Family monthly income				6.830	0.033			7.247	0.027
< 5000 yuan· (RMB)	40	18 (28.57)	22 (17.19)			13 (28.89)	27 (18.49)
5000-8000 yuan· (RMB)	86	31 (49.21)	55 (42.97)			24 (53.33)	62 (42.47)
> 8000 yuan· (RMB)	65	14 (22.22)	51 (39.84)			8 (17.78)	57 (39.04)
Medical insurance type				3.520	0.172			4.635	0.099
Urban and rural medical insurance	73	30 (47.62)	43 (33.59)			23 (51.11)	50 (34.25)
Employee medical insurance	72	20 (31.75)	52 (40.63)			15 (33.33)	57 (39.04)
Other	46	13(20.63)	33(25.78)			7 (15.56)	39 (26.71)
Pregnancy complications				1.512	0.219			2.740	0.098
Have	94	35 (55.56)	59 (46.09)			27 (60.00)	67 (45.89)
Not have	97	28 (44.44)	69 (53.91)			18 (40.00)	79 (54.11)
Planned pregnancy				1.222	0.269			1.323	0.250
Yes	140	43 (68.25)	97 (75.78)			30 (66.67)	110 (75.34)
No	51	20 (31.75)	31 (24.22)			15 (33.33)	36 (24.66)
Delivery method				1.273	0.259			1.522	0.217
Spontaneous labor	96	28 (44.44)	68 (53.13)			19 (42.22)	77 (52.74)
Cesarean section	95	35 (55.56)	60 (46.87)			26 (57.78)	69 (47.26)
Sense of self-control				10.820	0.001			8.968	0.003
Worse	86	39 (61.90)	47 (36.72)			29 (64.44)	57 (39.04)
Good	105	24 (38.10)	81 (63.28)			16 (35.56)	89 (60.96)
Child’s gestational age				10.818	0.001			10.655	0.001
< 32 weeks	24	15 (23.81)	9 (7.03)			12 (26.67)	12 (8.22)
≥ 32 weeks	167	48 (76.19)	119 (92.97)			33 (73.33)	134 (91.78)
Sex of child				0.275	0.601			0.263	0.608
Male	104	36 (57.14)	68 (53.13)			26 (57.78)	78 (53.42)
Female	87	27 (42.86)	60 (46.87)			19 (42.22)	68 (46.58)
Birth weight				2.594	0.107			2.865	0.091
≥ 2.5 kg	130	38 (60.32)	92 (71.88)			26 (57.78)	104 (71.23)
< 2.5 kg	61	25 (39.68)	36 (28.12)			19 (42.22)	42 (28.77)
Number of diseases in children				8.478	0.014			8.279	0.016
1 kind	29	7 (11.11)	22 (17.19)			5 (11.11)	24 (16.44)
2 kinds	57	12 (19.05)	45 (35.15)			7 (15.56)	50 (34.25)
≥ 3 kinds	105	44 (69.84)	61 (47.66)			33 (73.33)	72 (49.31)

Table 2 Variable assignment description

Variable	Description of valuation
Family monthly income	0: > 8000 yuan (RMB); 1: 5000-8000 yuan (RMB); 2: < 5000 yuan (RMB)
Sense of self-control	0: Good; 1: Worse
Child’s gestational age	0: ≥ 32 weeks; 1: < 32 weeks
Number of diseases in children	0: 1 kind; 1: 2 kinds; 2: ≥ 3 kinds

Table 3 Results of multivariate logistic regression analysis on maternal anxiety of hospitalized children in neonatal intensive care unit

Variable	β	SE	Wald χ2	P value	OR (95%CI)
Family monthly income < 5000 yuan (RMB)	0.784	0.291	7.258	0.007	2.190 (1.239-3.873)
Poor sense of self-control	1.268	0.452	7.870	0.005	3.554 (1.465-8.619)
Child’s gestational age < 32 weeks	0.919	0.319	8.299	0.004	2.507 (1.342-4.683)
Number of diseases in children ≥ 3 kinds	1.675	0.509	10.829	0.001	5.339 (1.968-10.507)

OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.

Table 4 Results of multivariate logistic regression analysis of depression in mothers of hospitalized children in neonatal intensive care unit

Variable	β	SE	Wald χ2	P value	OR (95%CI)
Family monthly income < 5000 yuan (RMB)	0.632	0.274	5.320	0.021	1.881 (1.099-3.219)
Poor sense of self-control	1.085	0.415	6.835	0.009	2.959 (1.313-6.673)
Child’s gestational age < 32 weeks	1.128	0.411	7.532	0.006	3.089 (1.379-6.917)
Number of diseases in children ≥ 3 kinds	1.391	0.450	9.554	0.002	4.019 (1.664-9.708)

OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.