Table 2 Distribution of coping strategies among patients based on migraine characteristics
From: Coping strategies to stressful events in adolescents with migraine
Frequency of headache | Intensity of pain | Prophylactic treatment | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High Frequency | Low Frequency | Severe Pain | Mild Pain | Receiving Treatment | Not Receiving Treatment | ||||||||||
COPING CRI-Y | norm | dysfunctional | norm | dysfunctional | norm | dysfunctional | norm | dysfunctional | norm | dysfunctional | norm | dysfunctional | |||
N % | N % | N % | N % | p-values | N % | N % | N % | N % | p-values | N % | N % | N % | N % | p-values | |
Logical Analysis | 13 41.9% | 18 58.1% | 35 70.0% | 15 30.0% | 0.012 | 30 65.2% | 16 34.8% | 18 51.4% | 17 48.6% | 0.211 | 28 59.6% | 19 40.4% | 20 58.8% | 14 41.2% | 0.946 |
Positive Reappraisal | 13 63.0% | 30 37.0% | 38 76.0% | 12 24.0% | 0.002 | 30 65.2% | 16 34.8% | 21 60.0% | 14 40.0% | 0.630 | 29 61.7% | 18 38.3% | 22 64.7% | 12 35.3% | 0.782 |
Seeking guidance and support | 19 61.3% | 12 38.7% | 29 58.0% | 21 42.0% | 0.770 | 29 63.0% | 17 37.0% | 19 54.3% | 16 45.7% | 0.427 | 28 59.6% | 19 40.4% | 20 58.8% | 14 41.2% | 0.946 |
Problem Solving | 15 48.4% | 16 51.6% | 34 68.0% | 16 32.0% | 0.079 | 23 50.0% | 23 50.0% | 26 74.3% | 9 25.7% | 0.027 | 30 63.8% | 17 36.2% | 19 55.9% | 15 44.1% | 0.470 |
Total Approach | 16 51.6% | 15 48.4% | 44 88.0% | 6 12.0% | < .001 | 34 75.6% | 11 24.4% | 26 72.2% | 10 27.8% | 0.734 | 37 78.7% | 10 21.3% | 23 67.6% | 11 32.4% | 0.262 |
Cognitive Avoidance | 21 67.7% | 10 32.3% | 36 72.0% | 14 28.0% | 0.683 | 36 80.0% | 9 20.0% | 21 58.3% | 15 41.7% | 0.034 | 34 72.3% | 13 27.7% | 23 67.6% | 11 32.4% | 0.648 |
Acceptance or Resignation | 17 54.8% | 14 45.2% | 33 66.0% | 17 34.0% | 0.315 | 24 53.3% | 21 46.7% | 26 72.2% | 10 27.8% | 0.082 | 30 63.8% | 17 36.2% | 20 58.8% | 14 41.2% | 0.647 |
Seeking alternative rewards | 18 58.1% | 13 41.9% | 28 56.0% | 22 44.0% | 0.855 | 26 57.8% | 19 42.2% | 20 55.6% | 16 44.4% | 0.841 | 31 66.0% | 16 34.0% | 15 44.1% | 19 55.9% | 0.050 |
Emotional Discharge | 21 67.7% | 10 32.3% | 38 76.0% | 12 24.0% | 0.417 | 33 73.3% | 12 26.7% | 26 72.2% | 10 27.8% | 0.911 | 33 70.2% | 14 29.8% | 26 76.5% | 8 23.5% | 0.946 |
Total Avoidance | 25 80.6% | 6 19.4% | 46 92.0% | 4 8.0% | 0.131 | 38 84.4% | 7 15.6% | 33 91.7% | 3 8.3% | 0.326 | 42 89.4% | 5 10.6% | 29 85.3% | 5 14.7% | 0.583 |