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Table 2 Post-traumatic stress symptoms profile

From: A prospective longitudinal study of post-traumatic stress symptoms and its risk factors in newly diagnosed female breast cancer patients

Variable

Baseline

3 months

6 months

PTSS Present

 Yes

84(46)

57(31)

40(22)

 No

99(54)

126(69)

143(78)

Total PTSS

 Mean(± SD)

10(6)

9(5)

6.2(6)

 Intrusion

Mean(± SD)

4(2.2)

3.3(2.1)

3.2(2.3)

 Avoidance

Mean(± SD)

3(2)

3(2.1)

2.2(1.3)

 Hyper-arousal

Mean(± SD)

4(2.4)

3(2)

2.2(2.1)

  1. SD standard deviation