Table 2 Baseline TOPSE parenting scores by study group: the Baby Newsletter and the control group, with TOPSE at 12 months. Scores are based on a six-item scale, each item has 0–10 values, and the total score ranges from 0 to 60
From: Evaluation of an intervention aimed at supporting new parents: the Baby Newsletter project
|  | Newsletter Group1 | with TOPSE at 12 months | Control Group2 | with TOPSE at 12 months | p-value t-test (1 vs2) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOPSE domain at baseline | N | mean | 95%CI | N | mean | 95%CI | N | mean | 95%CI | N | mean | 95%CI | |
Emotion | 111 | 50.6 | (49.2; 52.0) | 74 | 50.3 | (48.7; 51.9) | 146 | 50.8 | (49.8; 51.7) | 103 | 51.0 | (49.9; 52.0) | 0.8827 |
Play | 113 | 53.2 | (51.9; 54.6) | 74 | 52.6 | (50.8; 54.5) | 146 | 52.1 | (51.0; 53.2) | 104 | 52.8 | (51.6; 53.9) | 0.2074 |
Empathy | 111 | 50.6 | (49.1; 52.0) | 73 | 50.5 | (48.7; 52.2) | 144 | 48.4 | (47.1; 49.7) | 103 | 48.7 | (47.2;50.1) | 0.0253 |
Pressures of parenting | 110 | 47.9 | (46.1; 49.7) | 73 | 47.9 | (45.8; 50.1) | 141 | 42.6 | (40.9; 44.3) | 100 | 42.8 | (40.9; 44.7) | < 0.001 |
Self-acceptance | 108 | 51.8 | (50.4; 53.1) | 73 | 51.2 | (49.4; 52.9) | 140 | 51.0 | (50.1; 52.0) | 99 | 51.7 | (50.7; 52.7) | 0.3753 |
Learning | 111 | 50.9 | (49.7; 52.2) | 75 | 50.5 | (49.0; 52.1) | 139 | 49.3 | (48.2; 50.5) | 99 | 50.0 | (48.7; 51.4) | 0.0651 |