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.

The relationship between coping strategies and psychological distress in Chinese older adults with multiple chronic conditions.

Objective: To examine the relationship between socio-demographic and clinical variables, physical function, coping strategies and symptoms of anxiety and depression in Chinese older adults with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs).

Methods: A secondary analysis of data from a prior cross-sectional survey investigated coping and mental health among adults with multiple chronic conditions living in China. A convenience sample of 185 adults with MCCs was recruited from a university-affiliated hospital between November 2017 and May 2018 in Northern Anhui, China.

Coping with multiple chronic conditions: An integrative review.

There is a paucity of summarized evidence concerning coping with multiple chronic conditions. An integrative review approach was used to synthesize current evidence on: (i) coping in forms of perceptions and strategies, (ii) relationship between coping and health-related outcomes, and (iii) factors related to coping. Five electronic databases were searched without time limitation.

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.