Table 3. Mean values for FLICS factors among the caregivers of patients with mental disorders according to the clinical variables of the patient. São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil, 2013.

Patient clinical variables		Mean value of the factors in the Folkman and Lazarus Inventory of Coping Strategies
		Confron-tation	Distancing	Self-control	Social support	Acceptance of responsibilities	Escape-avoidance	Problem solving	Positive reappraisal
Patient disorder
	Schizophrenia	0.72	0.82	1.18	1.64	1.11	1.09	1.38	1.26
	ABD	0.81	0.92	1.12	1.72	1.13	1.43	1.68	1.58
	Depression	0.69	0.75	1.00	1.57	1.00	1.15	1.65	1.32
	p-value*	0.744	0.734	0.833	0.695	0.769	0.668	0.600	0.423
Disease duration
	30 days or less	0.66	0.35	0.80	1.33	0.67	1.00	1.31	1.36
	31 days - 3 years:	0.96	1.02	1.40	2.10	1.11	1.41	1.62	1.49
	4 to 10 years	0.58	0.85	1.45	1.78	1.49	0.75	1.75	1.57
	11 or more years	0.73	0.87	1.02	1.58	1.08	1.32	1.60	1.37
	p-value*	0.595	0.278	0.371	0.402	0.193	0.409	0.955	0.995
Psychotic symptoms
	Yes	0.77	0.89	1.14	1.56	1.01	1.50	1.37	1.38
	No	0.71	0.78	1.05	1.75	1.17	0.97	1.84	1.44
	p-value†	0.631	0.594	0.733	0.480	0.513	0.095	0.052	0.828

*Value of P for the Kruskal-Wallis test with Dunn's Multiple Comparison Test (P<0.05); ^† Value of P for the Mann-Whitney Test (P<0.05).