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. 2022 Mar 5;13(3):271–280. doi: 10.1007/s12687-022-00585-0

Table 5.

Emotions generated among the listeners (teachers, schoolmates, friends) by sharing diagnosis

Prenatal age diagnosis
(PRE-D)
Postnatal age diagnosis (POST-D)
Total KS Patients
(N 41)
Mothers
(N 43)
Fathers
(N 10)
Mothers
(N 19)
Fathers
(N 5)
Emotions generated among the listeners Sum of answers 3, 4, and 5 on the Likert scale: (%) Sum of answers 3, 4, and 5 on the Likert scale: (%) Sum of answers 3, 4, and 5 on the Likert scale: (%) Sum of answers 3, 4, and 5 on the Likert scale: (%) Sum of answers 3, 4, and 5 on the Likert scale: N (%)
Empathy

29/41 (71%)

NR: 0

14/43 (32%)

NR: 0

3/10 (30%)

NR: 0

13/19 (68%)

NR: 0

4/5 (80%)

NR: 0

Pity

13/41 (32%)

NR: 0

23/43 (53%)

NR: 0

6/10 (60%)

NR:0

4/19 (21%)

NR: 0

0/5 (0%)

NR: 0

Fear

12/41 (29%)

NR: 1/41 (2.4%)

27/43 (63%)

NR: 0

6/10 (60%)

NR: 0

5/19 (26%)

NR: 0

0/5 (0%)

NR: 0

Misunderstanding

12/41 (29%)

NR: 0

23/43 (53%)

NR: 0

5/10 (50%)

NR: 0

3/19 (16%)

NR: 0

1/5 (20%)

NR: 0

NR, non-responders