Identification of Personal Factors in Motor Neurone Disease: A Pilot Study

Table 3

Results of depression, anxiety, and stress scale (DASS) and brief COPE.

DASS	[𝑛, (%)]
DASS Depression
Normal	25 (56.8%)
Mild	9 (20.5)
Moderate	4 (9.1%)
Severe	3 (6.8%)
Extreme	3 (6.8%)
DASS Anxiety
Normal	26 (59.1%)
Mild	6 (13.6%)
Moderate	4 (9.1%)
Severe	4 (9.1%)
Extreme	4 (9.1%)
DASS Stress
Normal	33 (75.0%)
Mild	6 (13.6%)
Moderate	2 (4.5%)
Severe	3 (6.8%)
Extreme	0
Brief COPE variables	Mean (SD)	Range
Problem focused coping strategies
Active coping (2–8)	6.3 (1.6)	2–8
Planning (2–8)	6.2 (1.7)	2–8
Positive reframing (2–8)	6.0 (1.8)	2–8
Acceptance (2–8)	7.4 (1.1)	2–8
Humour (2–8)	5.0 (2.4)	2–8
Religion (2–8)	4.0 (2.3)	2–8
Using emotional support (2–8)	6.3 (1.5)	3–8
Using instrumental support (2–8)	5.7 (1.7)	2–8
Emotion-focused coping strategies
Self-distraction (2–8)	5.7 (2.0)	2–8
Denial (2–8)	2.9 (1.4)	2–8
Venting (2–8)	3.6 (1.6)	2–8
Substance use (2–8)	2.7 (1.5)	2–8
Behavioural disengagement (2–8)	2.8 (1.4)	2–7
Self-blame (2–8)	2.7 (1.0)	2–6