Table 2 Descriptive parameters of the German Cambridge Worry Scale
From: A survey on worries of pregnant women - testing the German version of the Cambridge Worry Scale
| Â | n | 0 Not a worry | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Major worry | Mean value [95% CI] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | Â | % | % | % | % | % | % | Â |
Your housing | 344 | 67.7 | 11.6 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.74 [0.60; 0.87] |
Money problems | 344 | 48.0 | 17.7 | 15.4 | 11.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 1.16 [1.01;1.31] |
Problems with the law | 344 | 93.3 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.15 [0.08; 0.22] |
Your relationship with your husband/partner | 342 | 77.8 | 11.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.45 [0.34;0.56] |
Your relationship with your family and friends | 342 | 76.9 | 11.7 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.42 [0.32; 0.52] |
Your own health | 343 | 60.6 | 21.0 | 12.2 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.67 [0.56; 0.78] |
The health of someone close to you | 342 | 66.1 | 7.3 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.86 [0.71; 1.01] |
Employment problems | 339 | 73.7 | 9.7 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.61 [0.48; 0.74] |
The possibility of something being wrong with the baby | 342 | 16.7 | 25.1 | 21.6 | 21.1 | 10.2 | 5.3 | 1.99 [1.84; 2.14] |
Going to hospital | 342 | 43.3 | 17.8 | 19.3 | 9.9 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 1.29 [1.14; 1.44] |
Internal examinations | 343 | 72.9 | 15.7 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.45 [0.35; 0.54] |
Giving birth | 342 | 14.3 | 17.3 | 26.6 | 21.1 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 2.26 [2.10; 2.42] |
Coping with the new baby | 343 | 27.4 | 23.0 | 25.9 | 14.9 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.57 [1.43; 1;71] |
Giving up work | 277 | 51.3 | 18.4 | 12.6 | 10.1 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.07 [0.91; 1.24] |
Whether your partner will be with you for the birth | 337 | 75.7 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.56 [0.44; 0.69] |
The possibility of miscarriage | 332 | 56.3 | 18.1 | 11.4 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 0.96 [0.81; 1.12] |
The possibility of going into labour too early | 329 | 42.2 | 20.4 | 19.1 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 1.28 [1.12; 1.44] |