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Table 2 Parental STAI state scores of responders (n = 90) before and after the consultation, Wilcoxon signed rank test

From: Parental anxiety related to referral of childhood heart murmur; an observational/interventional study

STAI State (mean ± SD)

Before consultation

After consultation

P-value

All n = 90

34.93 ± 9.57

30.67 ± 9.03

<0.01

Control n = 63

34.76 ± 9.84

30.75 ± 9.28

<0.01

Intervention n = 27

35.33 ± 9.23

30.48 ± 8.58

0.01

  1. Abbreviations: SD Standard deviation, STAI State trait anxiety inventory