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Br J Ophthalmol 85:560-562 doi:10.1136/bjo.85.5.560
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Psychiatric sequelae and psychosocial adjustment following ocular trauma: a retrospective pilot study

Table 2

Comparison of variables with total scores on the standardised measures (n = 45)

Variable Yes No Mann-Whitney U test (corrected for ties)
Mean rank (No) Mean rank (No) z p Value
(two tailed)
GHQ-28 total score
 Predisposition to mood swings 28.60 (21) 18.10 (24) −2.82 0.005
 Predisposition to worry 29.57 (23) 16.14 (22) −3.62 0.000
 Psychiatric history 34.50 (6) 21.23 (39) −2.43 0.015
 Peritraumatic dissociation 28.90 (15) 20.05 (30) −2.25 0.024
 Experienced fright immediately after the accident 27.15 (24) 18.26 (21) −2.40 0.017
 Injury caused by tools/machinery 20.16 (31) 29.29 (14) −2.28 0.023
IES-R total score
 Predisposition to mood swings 29.40 (21) 17.40 (24) −3.52 0.000
 Psychiatric history 33.83 (6) 21.33 (39) −2.19 0.029
 Experience of a previous accident 33.69 (8) 20.69 (37) −2.56 0.010
 Peritraumatic dissociation 28.50 (15) 20.25 (30) −2.00 0.045
 Still upset by the memory of the accident 28.79 (14) 20.39 (31) −2.00 0.045
SAS-M total score
 Predisposition to mood swings 32.10 (21) 15.04 (24) −4.37 0.000
 Predisposition to worry 29.76 (23) 15.93 (22) −3.55 0.000
 Psychiatric history 39.25 (6) 20.50 (39) −3.27 0.001
 Peritraumatic dissociation 29.07 (15) 19.97 (30) −2.23 0.028
 Experienced fright immediately after the accident 27.54 (24) 17.81 (21) −2.49 0.013
 Injury caused by tools/machinery 18.40 (31) 33.18 (14) −3.51 0.000

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