Table 2.

Comparison of coping modes between patients with gastric cancer (n = 53), categorized according to presence or absence of preoperative anxiety and depression.

Coping mode	Anxiety/ depression group n = 11	Nonanxiety/ depression group n = 42
Confrontive	15.27 ± 5.39	16.43 ± 4.46
Avoidant	14.45 ± 1.51	14.57 ± 2.63
Resigned	12.18 ± 3.55	8.86 ± 2.01*

Data presented as mean ± SD.

^*P < 0.05 compared with anxiety/depression group; Student’s t-test.