Table 2 Emotional status and coping strategies of patients 20–65 years who participated in this study on adaptation to newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (n = 95)
From: What predicts negative effects of rheumatoid arthritis? A follow-up two years after diagnosis
PSP, baseline | PSP, 24 months | Diff within group | NPSP, baseline | NPSP, 24 months | Diff within group | Diff of Δ-values between groups | Diff at baseline | Diff at 24 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 41) | p-values* | (n = 54) | p-values* | p-values* | p-values* | p-values* | |||
HADS scores | |||||||||
Anxiety | 9.0 (5.5–12.0) | 8.0 (4.5–12.0) | 0.24 | 4.0 (2.0–7.3) | 3.0 (1.0–5.0) | 0.008 | 0.57 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Depression | 6.0 (4.0–8.5) | 5.0 (2.0–9.0) | 0.42 | 3.0 (1.0–5.0) | 2.0 (1.0–4.3) | 0.033 | 0.69 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
SOC scores | 62 (56–70) | 60 (50–70) | 0.040 | 73 (66–81) | 71 (66–80) | 0.56 | 0.90 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Low SOC | 12 (29%) | 23 (56%) | 0.039 | 11 (20%) | 8 (15%) | 0.51 | 0.60 | <0.001 | |
Moderate SOC | 18 (44%) | 13 (32%) | 27 (50%) | 24 (45%) | |||||
High SOC | 11 (27%) | 5 (12%) | 16 (30%) | 21 (40%) | |||||
Coping strategies (GCQ) | |||||||||
Self-trust | 80 (60–85) | 75 (60–85) | 0.24 | 82.5 (70–90) | 85 (75–100) | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.23 | <0.001 |
Fatalism | 30 (20–35) | 30 (20–40) | 0.28 | 20 (10–35) | 20 (5–34) | 0.66 | 0.27 | 0.064 | 0.0054 |
Problem focusing | 85 (75–95) | 85 (60–90) | 0.15 | 88 (80–95) | 80 (68–95) | 0.008 | 0.50 | 0.61 | 0.87 |
Resignation | 20 (10–25) | 17.5 (1.3–23.8) | 0.28 | 10 (0–20) | 15 (0–25) | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.024 | 0.93 |
Cognitive revaluation | 40 (25–60) | 45 (30–70) | 0.13 | 35 (25–50) | 55 (40–79) | 0.004 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.30 |
Protest | 40 (25–65) | 40 (20–65) | 0.95 | 20 (6–34) | 12.5 (5–24) | 0.008 | 0.29 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Social trust | 87 (75–100) | 87 (67–98) | 0.19 | 90 (78–100) | 80 (60–87) | <0.001 | 0.17 | 0.77 | <0.001 |
Isolation | 20 (12–40) | 28 (16–36) | 0.44 | 8 (0–16) | 12 (4–16) | 0.97 | 0.53 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Minimization | 72 (56–80) | 68 (56–80) | 0.68 | 84 (65–92) | 80 (72–88) | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.0053 | 0.0010 |
Intrusion | 40 (25–56) | 30 (20–50) | 0.026 | 20 (10–39) | 15 (5–24) | 0.001 | 0.55 | <0.001 | <0.001 |