Skip to main content

Table 4 Comparison of coping strategies classified within the primary subscale used by percentage of patients based on treatment modality at the time of interviews

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

 

Modality

All

CKD-ND

HD

PD

Express emotion, %

6.2

9.2

0.0

6.1

Social support, %

21.5

40.8

28.9

31.3

Cognitive restructuring, %

50.8

46.1

57.9

50.3

Problem solving, %

53.8

42.1

36.8

45.3

Social withdrawal, %

1.5

0.0

0.0

0.6

Problem avoidance, %

20.0

18.4

21.1

19.6

Wishful thinking, %

1.5

0.0

2.6

1.1

N

65

76

38

179