The Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (Brief COPE): Improving Construct Validity and Reliability in a Cohort of Health Professionals.

Objectives: While the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (Brief COPE) is widely used in clinical and nonclinical populations, the reliability of its subscales is uncertain. This study aimed to establish and improve the construct validity and reliability of the Brief COPE in a cohort of Australian rehabilitation health professionals.

Methods: 343 rehabilitation health professionals completed the Brief COPE and a demographic questionnaire in an anonymous online survey.