We also fit multivariable unconditional logistic regression models, to examine whether EBS use was associated with each hormone-related symptom (yes vs. no).
We tend to focus on physical symptoms, yes, but often the work begins and ends with emotional support.
Particularly about patients who really have difficulties with their symptoms, yes, you have to respond differently.
Patients were asked if they had each of the specific symptoms, yes or no.
The reason for consultation (emotional/affective symptoms yes vs. no; somatic/physical symptoms yes vs. no) was included in a post hoc analysis as an independent variable in the logistic regression model for underrecognition of depression.
The second kind was characteristics of the household contacts: age (0-14, 15-64 and >65), sex (0: women, 1: men) and symptoms (yes: 1, no: 0).
The other factors are tobacco smoking (current, former, and currently not smoking), alcohol (current or currently not drinking), history of chronic gastric symptoms (yes or no), occupation (permanent or nonpermanent work), and coffee drinking (daily or occasionally).
The scores on the 15-question version (each question with a 'yes' answer receives 1 point) range from 0 to 15, with a score of 4/5 [ 43] or 5/6 [ 42] being the cutoff point for the categorization of "depressive symptoms" ("yes" or "no") in several studies.
Participants were also asked about the presence of depressive symptoms (yes, no), pain and anxiety (none, moderate, extreme) and end-of-life issues: suicidal thoughts (never, occasionally, often), resuscitation in case of cardiac arrest (yes, no) and euthanasia (envisaged, never envisaged).
To compare prenatal and postnatal maternal stress we categorized all EPDS and CCEI scores into 'high levels of anxiety/depressive symptoms' (yes versus no) by dichotomizing at the 80th percentile (those classified as having 'high levels' included those with values at or higher than the 80th percentile; those classified as 'normal' included those with values lower than the 80th percentile).
