Table 3.

the mode and median frequency of coping strategies used by the caregivers

Coping strategy	Mode	Median	MNR
Active coping
I take additional action to try to get rid of the problem	3.00	3.00	3.40
I take things slowly as they come	3.00	3.00	3.95
Planning
I try to think of a better way to tackle the problem	5.00	4.00	3.95
Suppression of competing activities
I pay attention more to this problem than concentrating on the other activities	3.00	3.00	3.13
Restraint coping
I restrain myself not to act too quickly	3.00	3.00	3.30
Seeking social support for instrumental reasons
I try to get advice from people who have a similar experience	3.00	3.00	2.95
I try to get professional help	5.00	4.00	3.90
Seeking social support for emotional stress
I discuss the way I feel with friends/relatives	3.00	3.00	3.00
Positive reinterpretation and growth
The experience has made me a changed person	4.00	4.00	3.53
I tried to see a positive thing in this situation	5.00	4.00	3.95
Acceptance
I learn to live with the situation	5.00	4.00	3.95
Turning to religion
I put my trust in God, hoping for the best	5.00	5.00	4.68
I pray more than I used to	5.00	5.00	4.22
Focus on and venting of emotions
I get angry with people around me	1.00	1.50	1.95
Behavioral disengagement
I tell myself I can´t handle it, so I stop trying	1.00	1.00	1.88
I put much effort into solving the problem	5.00	4.00	4.03
Denial
I refuse to believe that it has happened	3.00	3.00	2.75
Mental disengagement
I turned to work or another activity to take my mind off things	1.00	3.00	2.58
I slept more than usual	1.00	1.00	1.65
Humor
I laugh about the situation	1.00	2.00	2.00
I make jokes about the situation	1.00	1.00	1.53
Alcohol-drug-social disengagement
I try to make myself feel better by taking alcohol	1.00	1,00	1.18
I try to make myself feel better by taking smoking	1.00	1.00	1.08
I try to make myself feel better by taking drugs or medication	1.00	1.00	1.05