Table 1.
Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) and Parent assessment scores at baseline and 3 month follow-up
| AYA | Parent | |||
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| Baseline (n=37) | 3 months (n=25) | Baseline (n=40) | 3 months (n=33) | |
| Kessler-6 score, mean (SD) | 6 (3) | 4 (3) | 6 (4) | 6 (4) |
| Range | 0–14 | 0–12 | 0–18 | 0–13 |
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| Kessler-6 score categories, n (%) | ||||
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| 0–3 | 8 (22) | 13 (52) | 10 (26) | 8 (24) |
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| 4–6 | 15 (41) | 7 (28) | 13 (33) | 11 (33) |
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| 7–12 | 12 (32) | 5 (20) | 14 (36) | 12 (36) |
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| >12 | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 2 (5) | 2 (6) |
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| Moderate or serious distress (Kessler-6 >6), n (%) | 14 (38) | 5 (20) | 16 (41) | 14 (42) |
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| Hope total score, mean (SD) | 44 (7) | 44 (8) | 45 (7) | 43 (8) |
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| Hope-Agency* score, mean (SD) | 22 (4) | 22 (4) | 22 (4) | 21 (4) |
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| Hope-Pathway* score, mean (SD) | 22 (4) | 22 (4) | 23 (4) | 22 (4) |
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| Hope/distress composite score**, mean (SD) | 77 (11) | 80 (13) | 78 (12) | 76 (12) |
| Range | 45–97 | 52–94 | 34–96 | 54–98 |
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| PedsQL Cancer Module total score, mean (SD) | 70 (12) | 74 (11) | n/a | n/a |
| Range | 49–93 | 54–96 | n/a | n/a |
*
Agency sub-score=goal-directed energy, Pathway sub-score=planning to accomplish goals
**
Higher scores suggest greater hopeful patterns of thought and lower psychological distress