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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2011 May 25;33(4):347–353. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.03.015

Table 1.

Definitions of variables

Variable name Definition
Criteria for symptom clusters 3 symptoms of avoidance behavior, 2 symptoms of increased arousal, and 1 symptom of re-experiencing
Number of symptoms endorsed A symptom was counted if endorsed 'Once in a while' or greater. The results for all 17 symptoms were summed, generating a score ranging from 0 to 17.
Severity /frequency of symptoms Severity/frequency of symptoms was evaluated using the weighted response for each symptom (0 to 3 point scale). The results were summed, generating a score of 0 to 51.