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Table 1 Pre- and postdiagnostic anxiety levels of the parents

From: Evaluation of the parents’ anxiety levels before and after the diagnosis of their child with a rare genetic disease: the necessity of psychological support

 

S-anxiety scale score

T-anxiety scale score

Pre-diagnostic

Post-diagnostic

Pre-diagnostic

Post-diagnostic

n

40

40

40

40

Median (min–max)

42 (20–78)

37 (20–59)

43.5 (21–59)

38.5 (20–64)

Mean ± SD

42.725 ± 14.137

37.675 ± 11.550

42.225 ± 10.149

40.125 ± 11.353

p value

0.049

0.321

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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

ISSN: 1750-1172