Table 3.
Utrecht Coping List scores of male and female caregivers and Dutch population (mean and standard deviation) and correlation of coping scores to caregiver and patient mental and physical component score (MCS and PCS)
| Coping style | Scores Utrecht coping list | Pearson correlation of Utrecht coping list scores to MCS and PCS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | |||||||
| Caregivers | Dutch population | Caregivers | Dutch population | |||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | MCS caregiver | PCS caregiver | MCS patient | PCS patient | |
| Active confronting | 20 (3.8) | 18.3 (3.5) | 19 (2.8) | 19.3 (5.1) | 0.16 | 0.05 | −0.10 | −0.03 |
| Palliative reaction | 15 (3) | 15.5 (3.6) | 17 (3.2) | 17.3 (6.1) | −0.41** | −0.30** | 0.03 | −0.13 |
| Avoidance | 15 (3) | 14.8 (3.3) | 15 (2.7) | 15.2 (6.0) | −0.16* | −0.22* | −0.16 | −0.19 |
| Seeking social support | 12 (2.8) | 11.3 (3.0) | 14 (3.6) | 14.5 (4,9) | −0.07 | −0.02 | −0.01 | −0.01 |
| Passive reaction pattern | 10 (2.4) | 10.7 (2.9) | 11 (2.5) | 10.9 (5.4) | −0.71** | −0.10 | −0.18 | 0.02 |
| Expressing emotions | 6 (1.5) | 6.2 (1.7) | 6 (1.4) | 6.4 (2.3) | −0.26 | −0.08 | −0.12 | 0.02 |
| Reassuring thoughts | 12 (2.4) | 11.6 (2.5) | 13 (2.5) | 12.1 (3.8) | −0.07 | −0.07 | −0.12 | −0.11 |
** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05