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OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship of coping style with depression, burden and
life satisfaction in caregivers of patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: Forty-one primary caregivers of
patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage. METHODS: Caregivers completed several
questionnaires within the first year after subarachnoid haemorrhage. Coping style
was assessed using the Utrecht Coping List, depression with the Goldberg
Depression Scale (GDS), burden with the Sense of Competence Questionnaire, and
life satisfaction with the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire. RESULTS: Caregivers
had a mean burden score of 37.8 (standard deviation (SD) = 7.4) and a life
satisfaction score of 5.0 (SD = 0.6). Nine caregivers (23%) had depressive
symptoms (GDS >/= 2). A palliative coping style was positively associated with
the presence of depressive symptoms (odds ratio (OR) = 1.45, p = 0.016). A
passive coping style was positively related to burden (ss = 1.61, p = 0.024),
adjusted for morbidity of the caregiver (ss = 11.90, p = 0.013), and inversely
related to life satisfaction (ss = -0.10, p = 0.025). CONCLUSION: In caregivers
of patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage palliative or passive coping styles are
related to depressive symptoms, higher burden and life dissatisfaction. This
implies that rehabilitation programmes for patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage
should also include caregiver support programmes that focus on coping style.

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