Table 1. Within dyad descriptives (M(SD)) and comparisons of subjective illness severity and posttraumatic stress symptoms (t(df) and CIs) by patient age groups (n = 110 dyads).
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| Patients 12–17 years (n = 86) | Patients 18–24 years (n = 24) | Caregivers (n= 110) | 12–17 year-old patient–caregiver dyads | 18–24 year-old patient–caregiver dyads | |||
| Subjective illness severity | 3.29(1.28)a | 4.11(l.38)a | 4.73(1.33) | 8.08(83)*** | 1.06 to 1.75 | 2.04(23) | −0.01 to 1.58 |
| Longer duratior | 2.57(1.98) | 3.54(2.99) | 4.36(3.22) | 4.63(78)*** | −2.19 to −0.84 | 1.21(23) | 0.94 to 2.53 |
| Greater control | 6.89(2.93) | 5.71 (2.60) | 4.50(3.14) | −6.06(78)*** | 1.35 to 2.85 | −0.84(22) | −2.42 to 1.03 |
| Better treatment effectiveness | 9.20(1.69) | 9.00(1.50) | 9.16(1.54) | −0.21(81) | −0.41 to 0.39 | 0.53(23) | −0.61 to 1.03 |
| More symptoms | 3.68(2.51)b | 4.83(2.43)b | 4.79(3.03) | 2.12(79)* | −1.56 to −0.16 | 1.16(23) | −0.59 to 2.09 |
| Greater concerr | 4.55(3.03)c | 6.21(2.93)c | 8.17(2.59) | 9.39(80)*** | −4.01 to −2.58 | 2.35(23)* | 0.22 to 3.45 |
| Better understanding | 7.91(2.47) | 8.21(1.84) | 8.41(1.80) | 2.11 (80)* | −1.07 to 0.17 | −0.83(23) | −1.89 to 0.8 |
| Posttraumatic stress symptoms | 1.54(0.43) | 1.70(0.60) | 1.96(0.81) | 4.48(85)*** | −0.56 to −0.24 | 2.13(22)* | 0.01 to 0.47 |
Subjective illness severity and individual illness perceptions range from 1 to 10. Posttraumatic stress symptoms range from 1 to 5. Means sharing a common superscript differ significantly (p < 0.05). Different sample sizes due to missing data.
*
p < 0.05.
**
p< 0.01.
***
p< 0.001.