Table 3 Parent’s perception of the announcement of the diagnosis. Responses to the assessment scale questions
From: Why we need a process on breaking news of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: a mixed methods study
Sample n=64 | n (%) |
“What was the emotional impact of the announcement of the diagnosis on you?” | |
It was a shock | |
Agree strongly/Agree somewhat | 37 (58) |
Disagree strongly/Disagree somewhat | 13 (20) |
No answer | 14 (22) |
I felt guilty | |
Agree strongly/Agree somewhat | 27 (42) |
Disagree strongly/Disagree somewhat | 23 (36) |
No answer | 14 (22) |
I was angry | |
Agree/Agree somewhat | 15 (23) |
Disagree/Disagree somewhat | 31 (49) |
No answer | 18 (28) |
I was sad | |
Agree strongly/Agree somewhat | 30 (46) |
Disagree strongly/Disagree somewhat | 17 (27) |
No answer | 17 (27) |
I was concerned | |
Agree strongly/Agree somewhat | 51 (80) |
Disagree strongly/Disagree somewhat | 4 (6) |
No answer | 9 (14) |
I was relieved | |
Agree strongly/Agree somewhat | 23 (36) |
Disagree strongly/Disagree somewhat | 23 (36) |
No answer | 18 (28) |
“Did you think that your appreciation of the severity of the disease was different from the physician’s?” | |
Agree strongly/Agree somewhat | 34 (53) |
Disagree strongly/Disagree somewhat | 23 (36) |
No answer | 7 (11) |