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Table 4 Associations of combinations (groups split by median) of positive support (PS) and detrimental interactions (DI) with depression (PHQ-9) and anxiety (GAD), means and SD; proportion of depression and anxiety over cut-off score (oc) related to support pattern

From: Determinants of illness-specific social support and its relation to distress in long-term melanoma survivors

  

PS low

oc

PS high

oc

DI low

depression

2.63 (2.68), n = 134

2%

2.91 (3.03), n = 146

4%

anxiety

2.10 (2.57), n = 140

3%

2.72 (2.57), n = 145

6%

DI high

depression

6.45 (5.00), n = 134

24%

3.97 (4.39), n = 138

9%

anxiety

5.54 (4.70), n = 145

24%

3.88 (4.19), n = 145

15%

Comparison of subgroups:

Depression

Anxiety

(Kruskall Wallis U-Test Chi2 = 67.186, df 3; p < .001):

 PS low-DI high vs. PS high-DI high p < .001,

 PS low-DI high vs. PS high-DI low p < .001,

 PS low-DI high vs. PS low-DI low p < .001,

 PS high-DI high vs. PS high-DI low p < .05,

 PS high-DI high vs. PS low-DI low p < .05,

 PS high-DI low vs. PS low-DI low n. s.

(Kruskall Wallis U-Test Chi2 = 69. 868 (df 3), p < .001):

 PS low-DI high vs. PS high-DI high p < .001,

 PS low-DI high vs. PS high-DI low p < .001,

 PS low-DI high vs. PS low-DI low p < .001,

 PS high-DI high vs. PS high-DI low p < .001,

 PS high-DI high vs. PS low-DI low p < .001,

 PS high-DI low vs. PS low-DI low n. s.