Table 2 Number and type of parental mental health problems encountered by universal (HV) and Flying Start (FS) health visitors in their practice
Mother | Father | Mother vs father | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HV n = 78 missing = 3 | FS n = 73 missing = 4 | All health visitors n = 164 missing = 10 | p | HV n = 79 missing = 2 | FS n = 70 missing = 7 | All health visitors n = 163 missing = 11 | p | p | |
Anxiety | 96% (n = 75) | 99% (n = 72) | 96% (n = 158) | 0.541 | 76% (n = 60) | 81% (n = 57) | 78% (n = 125) | 0.692 | < 0.001a |
Post-natal depression | 96% (n = 75/78) | 95% (n = 69) | 95% (n = 156) | 0.416 | – | – | – | – | – |
Depression | 94% (n = 73) | 96% (n = 70) | 93% (n = 153) | 0.594 | 91% (n = 72) | 90% (n = 63) | 89% (n = 144) | 0.301 | 0.454 |
Panic attacks | 77% (n = 60) | 84% (n = 61) | 80% (n = 131) | 0.426 | 35% (n = 28) | 41% (n = 29) | 39% (n = 62) | 0.706 | < 0.001a |
Substance misuse disorder (drugs) | 73% (n = 57) | 82% (n = 60) | 77% (n = 127) | 0.301 | 84% (n = 66) | 83% (n = 58) | 83% (n = 134) | 0.783 | 0.169 |
Ante natal depression | 72% (n = 56/78) | 77% (n = 56) | 74% (n = 121) | 0.416 | – | – | – | – | – |
Bipolar disorder | 69% (n = 54) | 73% (n = 53) | 71% (n = 117) | 0.590 | 46% (n = 36) | 39% (n = 27) | 42% (n = 68) | 0.647 | < 0.001a |
Suicidal thoughts | 67% (n = 52) | 70% (n = 51) | 68% (n = 112) | 0.908 | 41% (n = 32) | 37% (n = 26) | 40% (n = 64) | 0.825 | < 0.001a |
Alcohol use disorder | 67% (n = 52) | 68% (n = 50) | 67% (n = 110) | 0.237 | 72% (n = 57) | 74% (n = 52) | 74% (n = 119) | 0.931 | 0.217 |
Obsessive–compulsive disorder | 65% (n = 51) | 58% (n = 42) | 62% (n = 101) | 0.100 | 28% (n = 22) | 27% (n = 19) | 27% (n = 43) | 0.724 | < 0.001a |
Post-traumatic stress disorder | 55% (n = 43) | 60% (n = 44) | 57% (n = 94) | 0.573 | 54% (n = 43) | 47% (n = 33) | 52% (n = 83) | 0.398 | 0.383 |
Eating disorder | 55% n = 43) | 58% (n = 42) | 56% (n = 92) | 0.634 | 9% (n = 7) | 7% (n = 5) | 8% (n = 13) | 0.895 | < 0.001a |
Psychosis | 44% (n = 34) | 45% (n = 33) | 46% (n = 76) | 0.619 | 10% (n = 8) | 21% (n = 15) | 16% (n = 26) | 0.124 | < 0.001a |
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | 33% (n = 26) | 47% (n = 34) | 38% (n = 62) | 0.192 | 51% (n = 40) | 54% (n = 38) | 52% (n = 84) | 0.523 | 0.013a |
Autistic spectrum disorders | 28% (n = 22) | 33% (n = 24) | 29% (n = 48) | 0.712 | 42% (n = 33) | 34% (n = 24) | 38% (n = 31) | 0.544 | 0.063 |
Schizoaffective disorder | 23% (n = 18) | 23% (n = 17) | 24% (n = 39) | 0.889 | 24% (n = 19) | 29% (n = 20) | 27% (n = 43) | 0.777 | 0.295 |