Table 3.
Medium-term psychological effects on parents’ lives (results are expressed as mean score ± standard deviation).
| All parents | Total n = 18 | Non-hesitant n = 11 | Hesitant n = 7 | p-value | GT-treated n = 6 | Other therapy n = 12 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (BDI-II) | 9.8 (±6.1) | 13.2 (±4.3) | 4.4 (±4.5) | <0.001 | 15.0 (±3.6) | 7.2 (±5.4) | 0.013 |
| State anxiety (Stai-YA) | 39.3 (±8.8) | 43.0 (±7.6) | 33.6 (±7.9) | 0.022 | 42.7 (±4.2) | 37.7 (±10.2) | 0.270 |
| Trait anxiety (Stai-YB) | 40.7 (±9.7) | 45.1 (±7.1) | 33.7 (±9.5) | 0.010 | 45.5 (±4.4) | 38.3 (±10.8) | 0.139 |
| Parental stress (PSI-SF) | 82.9 (±22.0) | 91.8 (±17.9) | 69.0 (±21.7) | 0.027 | 83.7 (±18.1) | 82.6 (±24.5) | 0.925 |
| Parental burnout (PBA) | 26.7 (±19.0) | 30.0 (±18.9) | 21.6 (±19.4) | 0.374 | 27.0 (±25.1) | 26.6 (±16.4) | 0.967 |
| Sense of coherence (SOC-13) | 57.8 (±12.5) | 53.8 (±10.7) | 64.1 (±13.4) | 0.088 | 56.8 (±8.5) | 58.3 (±14.5) | 0.819 |
| Dyadic adjustment (DAS-16) | 114.4 (±21.8) | 103.3 (±18.7) | 127.2 (±18.5) | 0.076 | 110.2 (±4.2) | 117.2 (±28.2) | 0.486 |
| Negative impact of the disease on family life (FICD −) | 27.4 (±6.3) | 29.2 (±6.2) | 24.7 (±5.9) | 0.290 | 27.7 (±6.7) | 27.3 (±6.4) | 0.920 |
| Positive impact of the disease on family life (FICD +) | 33.2 (±4.8) | 32.5 (±5.1) | 34.3 (±4.3) | 0.475 | 33.3 (±4.3) | 33.2 (±5.2) | 0.947 |