Validity and reliability of an Emotional Thermometer tool: an exploratory cross-sectional study.

Introduction: There are a few screening tools to detect psychological symptoms among people with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) in China.

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of a translated version of the Emotional Thermometer (ET) tool.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study consisted of two phases: (1) translation and content validity testing; and (2) assessment of psychometric properties, including internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validity.

Psychometric properties of Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced in patients with multiple chronic conditions: A preliminary study.

Background: Multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) are highly prevalent in primary care. Coping is an important psychological factor that influences patients' ability to adapt physically and mentally to MCCs. Testing a reliable and valid psychometric inventory is necessary to identify coping strategies before developing coping-oriented interventions.

Illness Perceptions, Coping Strategies, and Quality of Life in People With Multiple Chronic Conditions.

Purpose: To determine whether illness perceptions, coping strategies, and sociodemographic and clinical variables are related to the quality of life (QoL) in adults with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) living in China.

Design: By employing a cross-sectional design based on the transactional stress and coping theory, a convenience sample of adults with MCCs were recruited from a university-affiliated hospital between November 2017 and May 2018 in Northern Anhui, China.

Methods: A self-reported questionnaire, including the Brief Illness Perceptions Questionnaire, the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced inventory, and the Short Form Survey version 2, was administered.

Urban-rural differences in mental health among Chinese patients with multiple chronic conditions.

Mental health is impacted by social, economic, and environmental influences related to where people live. Mental health problems commonly co-occur with long-term physical conditions and impact individuals' health synergistically. Multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) including mental health problems are becoming a public health challenge globally.

Patients' experiences of coping with multiple chronic conditions: A qualitative descriptive study.

Objective: To explore the experiences of how Chinese adults cope with multiple chronic conditions in everyday life.

Background: Having multiple chronic conditions is stressful, requiring people to make physical and mental adaptations. There is little evidence exploring how people cope with multiple chronic conditions, especially in an Asian context.