Table 4.

Most Used and Effective Coping Strategies at 5 and 10 Years After Heart Transplantation

Most Used Coping Strategies at 5 and 10 Years After Heart Transplantation
5 Years Post HT			10 Years Post HT
Coping	Mean✶	SD	Coping	Mean✶	SD
Tried to think positively	2.34	1.05	Tried to think positively	2.18	1.12
Tried to keep a sense of humor	2.22	1.06	Prayed or put your trust in GOD	2.02	1.24
Tried to keep life as normal as possible	2.15	1.12	Tried to keep life as normal as possible	2.02	1.11
Thought about the good things in your life	2.15	1.08	Tried to keep a sense of humor	2.01	1.13
Tried to see the good side of the situation	2.07	1.08	Thought about the good things in your life	1.94	1.16
Tried to handle things one step at a time	2.04	1.11	Tried to handle things one step at a time	1.92	1.16

Most Effective Coping Strategies at 5 and 10 Years After Heart Transplantation
5 Years Post HT			10 Years Post HT
Coping	Mean✳	SD	Coping	Mean✳	SD
Prayed or put your trust in GOD	2.54	0.78	Prayed or put your trust in GOD	2.59	0.74
Tried to think positively	2.50	0.71	Tried to think positively	2.44	0.65
Tried to keep a sense of humor	2.45	0.70	Thought about the good things in your life	2.39	0.78
Thought about the good things in your life	2.44	0.73	Tried to keep a sense of humor	2.37	0.72
Tried to handle things one step at a time	2.36	0.73	Tried to handle things one step at a time	2.31	0.66
Tried to keep life as normal as possible	2.25	0.80	Exercised or did some physical activity	2.28	0.74

^✶Mean score of 4-likert scale with 0=never used and 3=often used.

^✳Mean score of 4-likert scale with 0=not helpful and 3=very helpful