Table 2

Mean outcome scores and standard deviations (SD) for both pregnancy termination groups.


T1 Ten days after pregnancy termination
Mean ± (SD)
T2 Six months after pregnancy termination
Mean ± (SD)
T3 Two years after pregnancy termination
Mean ± (SD)
T4 Five years after pregnancy termination
Mean ± (SD)

Outcome
Mis-carriage
n = 40
Induced abortion
n = 80
Mis-carriage
n = 40
Induced abortion
n = 74
Mis-carriage
n = 39
Induced abortion
n = 72
Mis-carriage
n = 39
Induced abortion
n = 70

IES intrusion
17.6** ± (9.5)
11.9 ± (9.3)
10.6 ± (8.7)
8.0 ± (8.6)
4.9 ± (5.3)
5.1 ± (5.6)
3.7 ± (4.5)
3.6 ± (5.9)
IES avoidance
7.0 ± (6.1)
11.1** ± (7.9)
5.9 ± (6.4)
9.7* ± (8.6)
3.2 ± (4.6)
9.3*** ± (9.4)
1.5 ± (3.6)
8.3*** ± (10.1)
Quality of Life
42.2 ± (9.0)
41.4 ± (9.1)
45.6 ± (7.9)
43.6 ± (8.7)
47.7 ± (7.8)
45.3 ± (7.9)
47.4 ± (6.5)
45.9 ± (8.2)
HADS anxiety
6.1 ± (4.1)
6.6 ± (4.6)
5.5 ± (4.1)
6.8 ± (5.0)
5.6 ± (4.1)
6.0 ± (4.7)
5.2 ± (4.2)
5.9 ± (4.6)
HADS depression
4.5 ± (4.2)
3.9 ± (4.0)
3.0 ± (3.3)
3.3 ± (3.7)
2.3 ± (3.2)
2.6 ± (3.7)
2.0 ± (2.6)
2.7 ± (3.2)
Feelings, rated 1–5:








Relief
1.3 ± (0.7)
2.8*** ± (1.4)
1.3 ± (0.6)
2.6*** ± (1.4)
1.3 ± (0.8)
2.7*** ± (1.3)
1.4 ± (0.9)
2.7*** ± (1.4)
Grief
3.7*** ± (1.5)
2.4 ± (1.4)
3.2*** ± (1.3)
2.2 ± (1.2)
2.4* ± (1.2)
1.9 ± (1.0)
1.8 ± (0.9)
1.8 ± (1.0)
Loss
3.6*** ± (1.5)
2.2 ± (1.4)
3.4*** ± (1.4)
2.2 ± (1.3)
2.5 ± (1.2)
2.2 ± (1.3)
2.0 ± (1.1)
1.9 ± (1.1)
Guilt
1.9 ± (1.2)
2.1 ± (1.4)
1.5 ± (0.9)
2.1** ± (1.2)
1.2 ± (0.7)
1.9** ± (1.0)
1.1 ± (0.2)
2.0*** ± (1.1)
Shame
1.1 ± (0.3)
1.8*** ± (1.3)
1.1 ± (0.4)
1.9*** ± (1.3)
1.1 ± (0.4)
1.6** ± (1.0)
1.0 ± (0.0)
1.6** ± (1.0)
Anger
2.2 ± (1.3)
1.8 ± (1.3)
2.0 ± (1.1)
1.9 ± (1.3)
1.5 ± (1.0)
1.8 ± (1.1)
1.3 ± (0.7)
1.5 ± (1.0)

Statistically significant differences between pregnancy termination groups at all time points: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001

Broen et al. BMC Medicine 2005 3:18   doi:10.1186/1741-7015-3-18