Individualized pelvic floor rehabilitation training on psychological and functional recovery in postpartum women with generalized anxiety disorder

Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants (n = 80)

Characteristic	Value
Age (years)
mean ± SD	31.4 ± 4.8
Range	22-42
BMI (kg/m²)
mean ± SD	24.6 ± 3.2
Range	19.2-31.5
Time since delivery (months)
Median (IQR)	4.2 (2.8-6.5)
Range	1.5-11.0
Mode of delivery, n (%)
Vaginal delivery	52 (65.0)
Spontaneous	38 (47.5)
Instrumental	14 (17.5)
Cesarean section	28 (35.0)
Elective	16 (20.0)
Emergency	12 (15.0)
Parity, n (%)
Primiparous	46 (57.5)
Multiparous	34 (42.5)
Educational level, n (%)
Secondary education	18 (22.5)
Tertiary education	62 (77.5)
Employment status, n (%)
Employed	58 (72.5)
Unemployed	22 (27.5)
Marital status, n (%)
Married/partnered	75 (93.8)
Single/separated	5 (6.2)
Baseline anxiety measures
GAD-7 score, mean ± SD	14.8 ± 3.2
HAM-A score, mean ± SD	22.6 ± 4.5
Baseline pelvic floor assessment
Modified Oxford Scale score, median (IQR)	2 (2-3)
sEMG amplitude (µV), mean ± SD	22.4 ± 5.6
PFDI-20 score, mean ± SD	85.4 ± 22.3
Concurrent treatments, n (%)
Psychological counseling	32 (40.0)
Anxiolytic medication	18 (22.5)
Previous pelvic floor therapy	12 (15.0)

PFDI-20: Pelvic floor distress inventory; GAD-7: Generalized anxiety disorder-7 scale; BMI: Body mass index; HAM-A: Hamilton anxiety rating scale.