Table 5.
Use of coping in all patients and divided into those with and without psychiatric history
| All | Without psychiatric history | With psychiatric history | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 53 | N = 28 | N = 25 | |
| Confrontative | 1.23 (0.88) | 1.05 (0.99) | 1.44 (0.72) |
| Evasive | 0.93 (0.66) | 0.62 (0.61) | 1.27 (0.54)*** |
| Optimistic | 1.72 (0.88) | 1.41 (1.01) | 2.07 (0.56)* |
| Fatalistic | 1.08 (0.78) | 0.81 (0.75) | 1.40 (0.74)** |
| Emotive | 0.62 (0.60) | 0.39 (0.50) | 0.86 (0.63)** |
| Palliative | 0.79 (0.57) | 0.55 (0.53) | 1.06 (0.48)*** |
| Supportive | 0.77 (0.68) | 0.63 (0.61) | 0.92 (0.73) |
| Self-reliant | 1.28 (0.80) | 0.99 (0.82) | 1.59 (0.67)* |
Mann–Whitney U test
N number of patients
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001, all vs. patients without psychiatric history