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) |