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Table 2 Results of anxiety, depression, QoL, total barriers of employment and employment hope between groups (NF1 vs. matched control), and covariates

From: The mediating effects of quality of life, depression, and generalized anxiety on perceived barriers to employment success for people diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

 

NF1

MC

t

df

p

M

SD

M

SD

Generalized anxiety

14.4

5.91

11.37

4.73

4.14

211

 < .001

Quality of life

32.1

2.80

29.00

6.50

4.37

211

 < .001

Depression

18.7

6.87

13.18

4.98

6.74

211

 < .001

Total barriers to employment

24.1

5.40

19.60

7.20

5.02

211

 < .001

Employment hope—psychological flexibility

29.6

9.56

26.22

10.01

2.52

211

0.013

Employment hope—self-motivation

12.47

6.40

12.48

5.10

 − 0.19

211

NS

Employment hope—goal orientation

17.24

9.10

18.80

7.50

 − 1.34

211

NS

Employment hope—utilization of skills

29.6

9.56

26.22

10.01

2.52

211

0.013

 

Anxiety

Depression

Quality of life

 

ab

SD

CI

ab

SD

CI

ab

SD

CI

CV1*

0.01

0.07

 − 0.14 to 0.17

0.11

0.14

 − 0.12 to 0.46

 − 0.22

0.14

 − 0.53 to 0.01

CV2*

0

0

 − 0.25 to 0.23

 − 0.10

0.19

 − 0.54 to 0.25

 − 0.15

0.16

 − 0.50 to 0.17

CV3*

 − 0.09

0.15

 − 0.46 to 0.15

 − 0.28

0.25

 − 0.87 to 0.09

0.28

0.18

 − 0.04 to 0.67

CV4*

0.02

0.16

 − 0.31 to 0.39

0.02

0.27

 − 0.50 to 0.60

0.36

0.21

0.02 to 0.83

  1. M = Mean; SD = Standard Deviation; NF1 = Neurofibromatosis tyte 1; MC = Matched Controls; df = Degrees of Freedom, NS = not significant, CI = Confidence Interval. *p < .0001
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