Table 1.

Pre- and postdiagnostic anxiety levels of the parents

	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