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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Res Aging. 2013 Dec 11;36(5):603–624. doi: 10.1177/0164027513513271

Table 3.

Three Latent Class Model (N = 1,552).

Latent Class
Unpatterned Coping Emotional Coping Hybrid Coping
Probability of membership .20 .46 .33
Conditional probability of a Yes response
Emotion-focused coping
 Talk with friends or relatives .22 .91 .92
 Pray or meditate .22 .85 .85
 Watch TV .08 .90 .86
 Read .04 .86 .81
 Spend time alone .14 .72 .75
 Spend time on exercise or hobbies .07 .67 .70
 Eat .05 .50 .61
 Take medication to calm .02 .13 .24
 Drink alcohol .01 .15 .18
 Smoke .03 .16 .14
Problem-focused coping
 Obtain assistive devices .45 .41 .89
 Use personal or nursing care .21 .08 .63
 Make home modifications .16 .15 .55
 Use services to help with housework .14 .08 .36
 Use meal deliver services .05 .04 .24
 Use outside services for transportation .07 .04 .22
 Use respite or caregiver support services .04 .02 .27
 Request information on financial help .03 .07 .20