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Table 1 Occurrence of the clinical scores regarding the cut-off points in the online self-assessments with the EPDS

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Time period of the COVID-19 pandemic

Scores obtained in the EPDS assessments

Normal range

(0–9 points)

Slightly increased

(10–11 points)

Increased

(12–30 points)

January 1 - March 15, 2020,

n = 161

16.1%

13.0%

70.8%

March 16 - May 24, 2020,

1st LOCKDOWN, n = 134

32.8%

11.9%

55.2%

May 25 - October 22, 2020,

n = 247

16.2%

12.6%

71.3%

October 23, 2020 - January 15, 2021,

2nd LOCKDOWN, n = 340

11.8%

7.9%

80.3%

January 16 - March 19, 2021,

n = 650

12.6%

8.8%

78.6%

March 20 - March 31, 2021,

3rd LOCKDOWN, n = 215

12.6%

8.4%

79.1%