Table 4 Correlation between levels of post-traumatic stress and emotional aspects at the time of diagnosis reported by family caregivers of SMA patients
From: Communicating the Spinal Muscular Atrophy diagnosis to children and the principle of autonomy
Variables | Test statistics | p-value |
|---|---|---|
Total post-traumatic stress | ||
The child has shown feelings of distress for talking about the diagnosis | -0.258 | 0.070 |
How prepared did you feel to talk to your child about the diagnosis? | -0.325* | 0.021* |