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Fig. 3 | BMC Nephrology

Fig. 3

From: Coping with kidney disease – qualitative findings from the Empowering Patients on Choices for Renal Replacement Therapy (EPOCH-RRT) study

Fig. 3

Network of coping strategies used by individuals, by subscales. Black dots represent individuals. Lines connect individuals (black dots) to one or more of the engagement (red square, diamonds, and red circles) and disengagement (blue square, diamonds, and blue circles) strategies used by that person within each of the coping subscales (Panels: a – Primary; b-Secondary; c- Tertiary). In panels a and b, circular nodes represent problem-focused strategies (red circles: problem solving, cognitive restructuring; blue circles: problem avoidance, wishful thinking) and diamonds represent emotion-focused strategies (red diamonds: social support, express emotion; blue diamond: social withdrawal). In panel c, the red square represents all engagement strategies while blue represents all disengagement strategies

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