Table 3 Intrusion, avoidance and anxiety over time, as continuous variables (all available data)
From: PTSD symptoms as a consequence of breast cancer diagnosis: clinical implications
Variables | Time | p-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Before admission | At admission | At discharge | 2-year follow-up | Â |
  IES questionnaire | N = 150 | N = 114 | N = 98 | N = 83 |  |
Intrusion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Mean (sd) | 22.1 (5.1) | 20.8 (5.4) | 20.5 (6.4) | 19.4 (4.4) |  |
  Median (min-max) | 22 (10–35) | 21.5 (9–35) | 20 (9–39) | 20 (9–31) | 0.001 |
Avoidance | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Mean (sd) | 13.8 (4.3) | 13.5 (4.9) | 12.7 (5.0) | 11.4 (4.1) |  |
  Median (min-max) | 14 (6–24) | 13 (6–26) | 12 (6–24) | 11 (6–23) | 0.0008 |
  STAI questionnaire | N = 150 | N = 110 | N = 97 | N = 82 |  |
Anxiety | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Mean (sd) | 47.0 (12.0) | 48.5 (12.0) | 41.4 (11.1) | 43.1 (12.0) |  |
  Median (min-max) | 45.5 (20–77) | 47.5 (22–77) | 41.0 (21–76) | 42.0 (22–77) | <0.0001 |