TABLE 3. Results of a Repeated-Measures ANOVA for Individual Components of Negative Mood Score from Before Disclosure to After Disclosure

Emotions and facts

Facts only

Mean (SD) Mean (SD)

Nervous
    Before disclosure 2.1 (0.8) 1.8 (0.7)
    After disclosure 2.2 (0.9) 1.7 (0.8)
p = .622 p = .734
Sad
    Before disclosure 1.5 (0.7) 1.3 (0.5)
    After disclosure 2.7 (0.9) 2.3 (1.2)
p < .001*** p < .001***
Guilty
    Before disclosure 1.4 (0.7) 1.2 (0.3)
    After disclosure 1.9 (1.1) 1.8 (1.2)
p = .012* p = .006**
Anxious
    Before disclosure 2.4 (1.0) 1.9 (0.8)
    After disclosure 2.4 (1.2) 2.0 (0.8)
p = .875 p = .745
Constrained
    Before disclosure 1.7 (0.9) 1.6 (0.9)
    After disclosure 1.8 (0.8) 1.8 (1.1)
p = .599 p = .469
Fatigued
    Before disclosure 3.0 (1.1) 2.7 (1.3)
    After disclosure 2.6 (1.1) 2.7 (1.1)
p = .054 p = .999

*p < .05, two-tailed; **p < .01, two-tailed; and ***p < .001, two-tailed.