Table 5.

IES total and subscale scores in longitudinal studies of breast cancer patients

	Between patient changes [60]			Between patient changes [58]			Changes [34]
Type of study	Observational			Observational			RCT
Initial assessment	Baseline new surgery	Six months after baseline		Baseline: 3 months after surgery	12 months after baseline		Baseline: 2 months after surgery	9 months after baseline
N	117			3318		−3.9
IES Total	24.2	21.7	−2.5	20.1	16.2	−1.6
Avoidance	12.9	12.1	0.8	10.0	8.4	−2.3	15.6	14.0	1.6
Intrusion	11.4	9.6	1.8	10.1	7.8		16.0	13.2	2.8