Table 5.
Differences in coping strategies between patients in the clusters.
| FUN | DFUN | COG-IMP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coping strategy | M ±SD | M ±SD | M ±SD | F | DF1 | DF2 | p |
P (post-hoc) |
| Acceptance | 7.122 (1.188) |
6.860 (1.552) |
7.173 (1.082) |
0.99 | 2 | 260 | 0.374 | _ |
| Active coping | 7.129 (1.356) |
6.744 (1.544) |
6.667 (1.651) |
2.87 | 2 | 260 | 0.059 | _ |
| Behavioral dis- engagement |
2.576 (1.330) |
3.395 (2.002) |
3.123 (1.669) |
5.35 | 2 | 96.54 | 0.006 | FUN < DFUN, COG-IMP < 0.05 |
| Denial | 3.612 (1.675) |
4.837 (2.203) |
4.247 (1.743) |
8.74 | 2 | 260 | < 0.001 | FUN < DFUN < 0.001 FUN < COG-IMP < 0.05 |
| Emotional support | 4.647 (1.493) |
5.116 (1.930) |
4.679 (1.515) |
1.08 | 2 | 102.18 | 0.342 | _ |
| Humor | 5.626 (2.012) |
4.791 (2.088) |
5.346 (2.032) |
2.83 | 2 | 260 | 0.061 | _ |
| Planning | 6.345 (1.727) |
6.209 (1.846) |
5.827 (1.657) |
2.33 | 2 | 260 | 0.099 | _ |
| Positive reframing | 7.036 (1.293) |
5.791 (2.210) |
6.765 (1.469) |
6.43 | 2 | 95.55 | 0.002 | DFUN < FUN < 0.01 DFUN < COG-IMP < 0.05 |
| Religion | 5.288 (2.423) |
6.302 (2.144) |
5.222 (2.340) |
4.06 | 2 | 114.87 | 0.020 | DFUN > FUN, COG-IMP < 0.05 |
| Self-blame | 4.705 (1.932) |
5.628 (1.813) |
4.605 (1.889) |
4.66 | 2 | 260 | 0.010 | DFUN > FUN, COG-IMP < 0.05 |
| Self-distraction | 5.971 (1.989) |
6.047 (2.070) |
6.778 (1.605) |
5.77 | 2 | 109.07 | 0.004 | COG-IMP > FUN < 0.01 |
| Use of informational support | 5.698 (1.776) |
5.512 (1.919) |
5.704 (1.913) |
0.19 | 2 | 260 | 0.829 | _ |
| Venting | 4.180 (1.795) |
4.465 (1.919) |
4.111 (1.844) |
0.55 | 2 | 206 | 0.575 | _ |