title: [Association between anxiety and coping strategies employed by primary caregivers of bedridden patients].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The primary caregiver faces a set of problems derived from the responsibility to provide care to his patient; this leads to the creation of complex psychological responses that act as a mechanism known as cognitive and behavioral coping. The objective was to determine if there was a correlation between the level of anxiety and the coping strategies used by primary caregivers of bedridden patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Transversal, descriptive and correlational study. Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Coping Strategies Inventory were used. We used Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, a significance level of 0.05 and the statistical program SPSS, version 15.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We included 60 primary caregivers. The most common score for anxiety was moderate (28 %). The most frequently used strategy was problem solving (average = 14.7). By relating the level of anxiety and coping strategies a significant correlation was obtained with problem solving: r = 0.260; self-criticism, r = 0.425; wishful thinking, r = 0.412; and social withdrawal, r = 0.453.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The anxiety has an impact on the way caregivers cope; most of the population who have moderate to severe anxiety use desadaptive strategies focused on emotion.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, México. albemari@unam.mx.
authors.forename: Arianna Gabriela
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Cedillo-Torres
authors.forename: María Guadalupe
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Grijalva
authors.forename: Guadalupe B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Santaella-Hidalgo
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuevas-Abad
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González Pedraza-Avilés
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D011340:Problem Solving; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012944:Social Support
keywords: Anxiety; Coping strategies; Primary caregiver