Anxiety and depression symptoms among women attending group-based patient education courses for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

Table 3 Study measurement and descriptive statistics in women attending group-based patient education (GPE) course

Measure	T1 = 2 weeks before GPE course				T2 = 2 weeks after GPE course
Measure	N	Mean	SD	%	N	Mean	SD	%	p-value
HADS-anxiety (range: 0–21)	100	6.2	4.1		74	5.2	3.9		0.003 ^a
HADS-A score ≥ 8	29			29.0	14			18.9	0.065 ^b
HADS-depression (range: 0–21)	100	2.8	3.3		74	2.6	3.2		0.211 ^a
HADS-D ≥ 8	10			10.0	6			8.1	1.000 ^b
TMSI-monitors (range: 12–60)	99	42.8	7.4
Situation specific self-efficacy (range: 1–11)	100	8.9	1.4

Abbreviations: SD standard deviation, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, TMSI Threatening Medical Situations Inventory
^a Paired samples t-test
^b McNemar’s exact test

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