Table 5.

Others’ reactions to challenges and patients' ensuing emotional appraisals.

Reactions		No appraisal (Neutral, N=61), n (%)	Positive appraisal (N=11), n (%)	Negative appraisal (N=15), n (%)	Mixed appraisal (N=3), n (%)
Supportive reaction		29 (48)	7 (64)	5 (33)	2 (66)
	Decisional	9 (15)	1 (9)	3 (20)	0 (0)
	Informational	11 (18)	4 (36)	2 (13)	1 (33)
	Emotional	0 (0)	2 (18)	0 (0)	1 (33)
	Practical	9 (15)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Unsupportive reaction		6 (10)	0 (0)	5 (3)	0 (0)
	Decisional	2 (3)	0 (0)	2 (13)	0 (0)
	Informational	3 (5)	0 (0)	3 (20)	0 (0)
	Emotional	1 (2)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	Practical	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Medical action taken		21 (34)	2 (18)	1 (7)	0 (0)