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Table 6 Coping scores of SLE patients in control and therapy groups over time

From: Psychoanalytic psychotherapy improves quality of life, depression, anxiety and coping in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a controlled randomized clinical trial

Domain

Time

Control (n = 43)

Therapy (n = 37)

Inter-group P*

Median (Min-Max)

Median (Min-Max)

Confrontive

T1

0.83 (.00–2.33)

1.00 (0.33–2.33)

0.217

T2

1.00 (.00–2.33)

0.83 (.00–3.00)

0.638

Intra-group P**

0.490

0.021

 

Distancing

T1

1.00 (0.29–2.14)

1.14 (0.14–2.71)

0.698

T2

0.86 (.00–2.00)

0.86 (.00–2.29)

0.790

Intra-group P**

0.064

0.073

 

Self-controlling

T1

1.40 (0.20–3.00)

1.40 (0.60–3.00)

0.804

T2

1.20 (.00–2.80)

1.60 (0.60–2.40)

0.186

Intra-group P**

0.269

0.280

 

Seeking social Support

T1

1.67 (0.33–3.00)

1.50 (0.33–2.67)

0.292

T2

1.50 (.00–3.00)

1.67 (0.17–3.00)

0.520

Intra-group P**

0.109

0.385

 

Accepting responsibility

T1

1.71 (0.14–2.71)

1.43 (0.29–3.00)

0.153

T2

1.57 (.00–2.71)

1.57 (0.14–2.71)

0.262

Intra-group P**

0.137

0.099

 

Escape and Avoidance

T1

1.50 (.00–3.00)

1.50 (.00–3.00)

0.554

T2

1.50 (.00–3.00)

1.00 (.00–3.50)

0.124

Intra-group P**

0.771

0.002

 

Planful problem Solving

T1

1.75 (.00–3.00)

1.25 (0.50–3.00)

0.748

T2

1.50 (.00–3.00)

2.00 (0.75–3.50)

0.017

Intra-group P**

0.411

< 0.001

 

Positive reappraisal

T1

1.89 (.00–2.89)

1.56 (0.22–2.67)

0.218

T2

1.56 (.00–2.78)

1.78 (0.39–2.67)

0.063

Intra-group P**

0.061

0.002

 
  1. CSI Coping Strategies Inventory (Range: 0–3 by domain)
  2. *Mann-Whitney test; **Wilcoxon test
  3. P < 0.05 significant