Table 2.
Social support, coping, depressive symptoms, and personality measures in samples of high utilizers and comparison patients
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| Comparison | High Utilizers | ES | p | Co | HU | |
| Social Support | ||||||
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| Extent | 19.6 (13.4) | 17.1 (10.5) | 0.208 | 0.488 | 24 | 23 |
| Satisfaction | 11.3 (7.21) | 12.7 (7.80) | 0.190 | 0.525 | 24 | 23 |
| Coping Strategies | ||||||
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| Distraction | 15.3 (7.85) | 13.1 (6.36) | 0.316 | 0.295 | 24 | 23 |
| Catastrophizing | 13.6 (7.97) | 13.8 (7.58) | 0.026 | 0.930 | 24 | 23 |
| Ignoring | 12.5 (7.06) | 11.8 (5.94) | 0.106 | 0.724 | 24 | 23 |
| Distancing | 6.83 (6.71) | 4.70 (4.85) | 0.374 | 0.216 | 24 | 23 |
| Coping Self-Statements | 15.6 (6.34) | 15.3 (3.74) | 0.055 | 0.855 | 24 | 23 |
| Praying | 14.5 (4.22) | 14.3 (3.77) | 0.050 | 0.867 | 24 | 23 |
| Depressive Symptoms | ||||||
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| Beck Depression Inventory | 10.8 (9.39) | 14.8 (12.6) | 0.368 | 0.222 | 24 | 23 |
| Personality | ||||||
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| Neuroticism | 50.2 (10.4) | 51.9 (12.0) | 0.158 | 0.602 | 23 | 23 |
| Extraversion | 47.1 (13.2) | 42.0 (7.81) | 0.483 | 0.120 | 23 | 23 |
| Openness | 50.5 (9.11) | 47.6 (8.98) | 0.333 | 0.274 | 23 | 23 |
| Agreeableness | 45.7 (12.9) | 46.7 (11.1) | 0.078 | 0.798 | 23 | 23 |
| Conscientiousness | 50.5 (10.2) | 47.4 (9.87) | 0.314 | 0.302 | 23 | 23 |
Values are summarized as mean (standard deviation). The measures of effect size is Cohen's d. The far right columns represent the number in each group for each comparison; “Co” represents the comparison group and “HU” the high utilizers.