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

Table 3 Relative use of coping strategies (themes) classified within primary subscales and by age, gender, and race/ethnicity

Tertiary	Secondary	Primary	Age, %				Gender, %		Race/ethnicity, %
Tertiary	Secondary	Primary	<45	45-59	60-74	75+	Male	Female	White	Black	Other
			N = 48	N = 47	N = 50	N = 34	N = 80	N = 99	N = 94	N = 70	N = 11
ENGAGEMENT	EFE	Express emotion	6	2	6	12	6	6	7	4	9
	EFE	Social support	46	36	26	12	28	34	24	40	36
	PFE	Cognitive restructuring	50^a	51^a	56^a	41	45	55^a	44	57^a	64^a
	PFE	Problem solving	19	15	16	32	20	19	22	16	45
DISENGAGEMENT	EFD	Social withdrawal	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
	PFD	Problem avoidance	35	53	40	56^a	49^a	42	56^a	33	27
	PFD	Wishful thinking	0	2	0	3	1	1	0	1	0

Note: Four people are missing race/ethnicity information..^a-Most frequently used primary subscale within each subgroup

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