Table 3

Descriptive statistics and summary of psychological outcomes of TP53 carriers with a previous cancer diagnosis vs with those who are unaffected

ScaleScale range/thresholdStudy enrolmentPreresults12 weeks after results26 weeks after results52 weeks after results
Previous cancer (n=15)Unaffected (n=29)Previous cancer (n=14)Unaffected (n=22)Previous cancer (n=9)Unaffected (n=20)Previous cancer (n=12)Unaffected (n=20)Previous cancer (n=9)Unaffected (n=19)
HADS Anxiety, mean (SD); n above threshold0–216.3 (3.6)6.1 (4.1)5.3 (3.8)5.3 (4.0)4.9 (4.7)6.3 (4.1)5.6 (3.8)6.1 (4.3)5.7 (3.8)5.7 (5.3)
0–710191118613814712
8–104512233414
>101522141113
HADS Depression mean (SD); n above threshold0–212.1 (2.0)2.4 (2.8)2.3 (2.9)2.5 (2.8)1.7 (2.7)2.6 (3.6)2.8 (3.2)2.4 (2.6)4.1 (3.9)2.5 (3.8)
0–7152713218181018718
8–100200102220
>100011020001
CWS-R, mean (SD)8–3214.2 (2.1)14.5 (4.1)13.1 (2.6)13.8 (5.1)13.4 (2.2)15.4 (4.9)13.0 (2.8)15.2 (4.7)14.2 (2.1)14.5 (4.1)
IES: cancer
intrusion
0–359.6 (6.7)12.6 (10.2)*8.6 (9.0)8.1 (9.4)*8.2 (8.5)12.6 (10.7)8.1 (8.4)9.7 (8.3)
0–85951368410
>89134651249
IES: cancer avoidance0–4012.5 (8.6)13.8 (11.7)9.0 (7.8)10.4 (9.7)11.5 (11.6)14.4 (10.0)7.8 (7.2)11.1 (10.2)
0–857386638
>8915611514511
  • *Significant difference in mean scores between time-points (same group).

  • CWS-R, Cancer Worry Scale Revised; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; IES, Impact of Events Scale.