Summit
2025 APS Global Psychological Science Summit · 2025
Coping: A Mediator between Support and Depression in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients
- Chiara Fusciello
Arizona State University (Tempe Campus) - Valerie Flores-Lamb
CISA – School of Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University - Teri Taylor
College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University
Abstract
This study examined coping as a mediator between support and depression in 81 patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (67.9% female). Acceptance (p < 0.05 - 0.001) and planning (p < 0.001) demonstrated significant mediation. Patients accepting their diagnosis were less depressed, and patients who planned were more depressed.
Mood Disorders
