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Table 1 Prevalence of PTSD and comparison of WSAS total mean scores among study groups

From: Exploring PTSD in emergency operators of a major University Hospital in Italy: a preliminary report on the role of gender, age, and education

 

Total sample

n (%)

PTSD

Total WSAS

Rates

n (%)

(Fisher)

p

Mean ± SD, (mean rank)

(Mann–Whitney)

p

Occupation

 Nurses

32 (76.2)

6 (18.8)

.660

7.06 ± 6.94, (21.61)

.919

 Health care assistants

10 (23.8)

3 (30.0)

8.10 ± 9.78, (21.15)

Gender

 Males

13 (31.0)

2 (15.4)

.695

5.15 ± 7.42, (16.88)

.103

 Females

29 (69.0)

7 (24.1)

 

8.28 ± 7.59, (23.57)

 

Age

 ≤ 40 years old

22 (52.4)

4 (18.2)

.714

6.91 ± 7.63, (20.70)

.658

 > 40 years old

20 (47.6)

5 (25.0)

 

7.75 ± 7.72, (22.38)

 

Education

 Graduated

25 (59.5)

5 (20.0)

1.00

6.80 ± 7.59, (20.30)

.440

 Non-graduated

17 (40.5)

4 (23.5)

 

8.06 ± 7.75, (23.26)

 

Total

42 (100)

9 (21.4)

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