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Table 6 Intrusion, avoidance and anxiety: difference “2-year follow-up” vs. “before admission”

From: PTSD symptoms as a consequence of breast cancer diagnosis: clinical implications

 

IES questionnaire (N = 83)

STAI questionnaire (N = 82)

 

N

Intrusion

p-value#

Avoidance

p-value#

N

Anxiety

p-value#

Children [mean, (sd)]

        

  Yes

65

3.3 (5.4)

 

1.7 (4.1)

 

65

4.3 (11.6)

 

  No

18

1.6 (4.6)

0.22

2.4 (4.0)

0.53

17

3.1 (11.1)

0.69

Family history [mean, (sd)]

        

  Yes

69

3.4 (5.0)

 

2.0 (4.3)

 

68

4.7 (10.8)

 

  No

14

0.6 (6.0)

0.07

1.3 (2.9)

0.54

14

0.8 (14.0)

0.25

T [mean, (sd)]

        

  T0-T1

30

3.2 (5.7)

 

1.9 (4.7)

 

29

2.6 (13.1)

 

  T2

32

3.4 (5.0)

0.84*

1.4 (4.0)

0.66*

32

4.6 (10.2)

0.50*

  Unknown

21

1.9 (4.9)

 

2.8 (3.2)

 

21

5.2 (11.1)

 
  1. Subgroup Analysis
  2. #t test.
  3. *comparing T0-T1 vs T2.