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Table 3 Mean scores of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) as reported by emergency nursing students throughout study phases (n = 160)

From: Effectiveness of mindfulness-based intervention on post-traumatic stress symptoms among emergency nursing students

Items of PTSS

Study phases

W

P-value

Pre-intervention

Post-intervention

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Intrusion

12.01 ± 7.25

5.69 ± 3.93

7.199

< 0.001**

Avoidance

11.71 ± 5.51

12.56 ± 7.37

0.801

< 0.001**

Hyperarousal

7.43 ± 5.18

3.89 ± 3.46

5.542

< 0.001**

Total mean score

31.15 ± 14.05

29 (0–68)

22.14 ± 10.63

22 (1–54)

6.233

< 0.001**

  1. W Wilcoxon signed-ranks test
  2. **Statistically highly significant (p < 0 .001)