Table 2.

Mean Monitor and Blunter Coping Style Scores for Colposcopy and Telecolposcopy Cohorts

Mean Coping Style Score
CohortNMonitorBlunter
Colposcopy1509.5 (3.5)4.6 (2.6)
Telecolposcopy26310.4 (3.5)*4.8 (2.7)
  • Monitors attend to threatening cues; blunters avoid threatening cues. Scores >11 indicate high monitor or blunter, scores <11 indicate low monitor or blunter. Data are presented as mean (SD).

  • * Comparison of monitor scores between cohorts, P = .03, Wilcoxon rank sum test.

  • Comparison of blunter scores between cohorts, P = .6, Wilcoxon rank sum test.