Coping style was measured using the Dutch adjustment of the coping inventory for stressful situations (CISS-21) [ 39, 40].
Then a coping inventory was designed on the basis of the "Way-of-Coping Check-List".
In humans, fatigue reported by the chronic pain coping inventory has been associated with lower activity levels (Murphy et al. 2012), and has been assessed by activity responses to standardized tasks (Schepens et al. 2012).
The COPE, a multidimensional coping inventory, was used to assess the different ways in which people respond to stress [ 40].
To assess the coping strategies of women with infertility, we used the short form of the validated multidimensional coping inventory 'COPE' [ 29].
Pain coping was measured using the pain coping inventory (PCI), a self-assessment list containing 33 items with regard to cognitive and executive aspects of coping behaviour [ 33].
*standardized β's are presented; † p < 0.05; ‡ p < 0.01; ∫ p < 0.1 OA: osteoarthritis; N: number; PCI: pain coping inventory; SF36: MOS 36 item Short Form Health Survey.
*standardized β's are presented; † p < 0.05; ‡ p < 0.01; ∫ p < 0.1 WOMAC: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; OA: osteoarthritis; N: number; PCI: pain coping inventory; SF36: MOS 36 item Short Form Health Survey.
N, n: number; sd: standard deviation; OA: osteoarthritis; BMI: body mass index; WOMAC: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; SF-36: MOS 36 item Short Form Health Survey; VAS: visual analogue scale; CIRS: cumulative illness rating scale; CST20: cognitive screening test 20 items: PCI: pain coping inventory.
Stewart et al used the COPE, a multidimensional coping inventory which includes assessment of both problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies, in studies of Hong Kong Chinese medical students [ 13- 15].
Coping inventory for the prodromes of mania.
