Table 4.
Convergent validity and responsiveness of the GCOS-18
| Variable (scale) | GCOS-UH | GCOS-HO | GCOS-NE | GCOS-KC | GCOS-KG | GCOS-UT | GCOS-TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPC | 0.222 | 0.0253 | 0.072 | 0.311 | 0.250 | 0.310 | 0.396 |
| STAI | −0.130 | −0.548 | −0.494 | −0.164 | −0.085 | −0.301 | −0.530 |
| PANAS (POS) | 0.102 | 0.411 | 0.238 | 0.119 | 0.162 | 0.232 | 0.372 |
| PANAS (NEG) | −0.089 | −0.454 | −0.421 | −0.165 | −0.047 | −0.260 | −0.444 |
| Mastery | 0.181 | 0.477 | 0.307 | 0.122 | 0.120 | 0.323 | 0.462 |
| Variable (scale) | n | M (SD) T0 | M (SD) T1 | p | d | ||
| GCOS-TS | 1406 | 91.65 (12.14) | 95.26 (12.03) | < 0.001*** | 0.30 | ||
| GCOS-UH | 1406 | 6.81 (3.51) | 8.00 (3.58) | < 0.001*** | 0.34 | ||
| GCOS-HO | 1406 | 22.80 (3.85) | 22.95 (3.65) | 0.042* | 0.04 | ||
| GCOS-NE | 1406 | 12.48 (4.04) | 13.15 (4.08) | < 0.001*** | 0.17 | ||
| GCOS-KC | 1406 | 17.45 (3.22) | 18.05 (2.50) | < 0.001*** | 0.19 | ||
| GCOS-KG | 1406 | 18.80 (2.27) | 19.07 (1.86) | < 0.001*** | 0.12 | ||
| GCOS-UT | 1406 | 13.33 (3.64) | 14.03 (3.50) | < 0.001*** | 0.19 | ||
| PPC | 1406 | 1.00 (0.44) | 1.06 (0.46) | < 0.001*** | 0.14 | ||
| STAI | 1406 | 11.66 (3.65) | 11.28 (3.52) | < 0.001*** | 0.10 | ||
| PANAS (POS) | 1406 | 31.43 (7.53) | 30.87 (7.63) | < 0.001*** | 0.07 | ||
| PANAS (NEG) | 1406 | 16.44 (6.69) | 15.52 (6.19) | < 0.001*** | 0.14 | ||
| Mastery | 1406 | 24.63 (4.84) | 24.43 (4.85) | 0.036* | 0.04 | ||
UH uncertainty about heredity, HO hope, NE negative emotions, KC knowledge about the condition, KG knowledge about genetic services, UT uncertainty about the treatment, TS total score
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001