Effects of different timing nutritional support on the growth and development < 2 kg newborns and mothers' anxiety and depression

Table 7 Comparison of anxiety and depression scores among mothers, mean ± SD

Mother's psychological condition	Stage	Group S (n = 32)	Group L (n = 32)	t value	P value
SAS score (divide)	Before intervention	68.49 ± 13.27	68.07 ± 12.85	0.129	0.898
	After intervention	50.25 ± 6.43a	56.24 ± 9.38a	2.980	0.004
SDS score (divide)	Before intervention	62.83 ± 12.96	62.11 ± 12.61	0.225	0.823
	After intervention	48.17 ± 5.82a	53.38 ± 5.73a	3.609	0.001

^aP < 0.05, Compared with before intervention in the same group.

SAS: Self Rating Anxiety Scale; SDS: Self Rating Depression Scale.