Coping Style and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Vision Disturbances

Table 1

Coping styles in three groups of patients: comparison.

Group/CISS scales	Group 1 ()		Group 2 ()		Group 3 ()		Significant differences
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	(3,234)	<
TOC	59,69	5,82	62,09	6,05	47,59	5,79	134,88	0,0001
EOC	50,98	6,66	34,57	6,14	42,11	7,09	119,68	0,0001
AOC	43,92	7,17	35,06	6,33	33,63	7,52	52,38	0,0001
ESA	15,76	4,44	11,65	3,27	12,18	3,63	27,65	0,0001
SSR	17,71	3,81	15,19	3,74	12,92	3,68	34,24	0,0001

TOC: task-oriented coping, EOC: emotion-oriented coping, AOC: avoidance-oriented coping, ESA: engagement in substitute activity, and SSR: seeking for social relationships.