Table 4

Multiple linear regression analysis of the factors affecting COPE subscales of the Turkish epileptic patients.

VariablesCOPE subscales
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ββββββββββββ
Gender
 Female
 Male-0.83*
Educational level
 Illiterate or literate
 Primary School-1.05
 Highschool and above-1.68*
Family Structure
 Traditional
 Nuclear 1.35*1.28*0.92
 Separated 0.29-0.260.33*
Smoking
 No
 Yes0.97*1.17*
Type of seizures
 Generalized partial2.22*1.36*1.97*-2.83*0.112.73*1.14*1.47*1.78*
 Other0.540.01-0.02-1.94*-0.85*-0.49*-0.430.18-0.06
Interference in
 communication
 Yes0.97*
 No
R20.12*0.05*0.09*0.03*0.10*0.28*0.12*0.10*0.08*0.05*0.06*0.08*

  • ↵* p<0.05, COPE - Assessment Scale for Coping Attitudes, 1Positive reinterpretation and growth, 2Mental disengagement, 3Focus on and venting of emotions, 4Using instrumental social support, 5Active coping, 6Denial, 7Religious coping, 8Humor, 9Behavioural disengagement, 10Restraint, 11Use of emotional social support, 12Substance use, 13Acceptance, 14Suppression of competing activities, 15Planning