Table 2 Psychometric instruments of the MEDEA FAR-EAST study

Social support

Instrument

Major Depression Inventory

General Anxiety Disorder Scale

INTER-HEART Stress

High Symptom Somatic Scale

Perceived Stress Scale

Social Support Rating Scale

Abbreviation

MDI

GAD-7

IHS

SSS-8

PSS-4

SSRS

Authors, year

Bech P., Rasmussen N.A., Noerholm V., Abildgaard W. (2001) [41]

Spitzer R. L., Kroenke K., Williams J.B. (2006) [42]

Rosengren A. et al. (2004) [43]

Narrow W. et al. (2013) Gierck B. et al. (2014) [44]

Cohen S., Kamarck T Mermelstein R. (1983) [45]

Shuiyuan X. (1994) [46]

Measures

Depressed mood severity, major depressive disorder according to DSM-IV and ICD-10

Anxiety

Stress from the workplace, at home and financial problems

Somatic Symptom Burden

Global measure of perceived stress

Social support in Chinese patients

Domains

Measures 10 (3 core; 7 accompanying) symptoms of depression

1 domain

3 domains: stress in the family, at work or due to financial problems

Somatic, anxiety and depressive symptoms

2 domains

3 domains: subjective support, objective support and support usage

Items (n)

10

7

3

8

4

10

Range/score

0–50

0–21

3-12

0–32

0–16

12–66

Reference describing the use on a Chinese population

Sociodemographic Correlates of Unipolar Major Depression among the Chinese Elderly in Klang Valley, Malaysia: An Epidemiological Study Verma et al. (2014) [47]

Reliability and validity of a generalized anxiety disorder scale in general hospital outpatients He X. et al. (2010)* [48]

Marital Status, Education, and Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Mainland China: The INTER-HEART Study Hu et al. (2012) [49]

Application of Patient Health Questionnaire somatic symptom scale in the General Hospital Outpatients Qian J. et al. (2014)* [50]

Three versions of Perceived Stress Scale: validation in a sample of Chinese cardiac patients who smoke Leung et al. (2010) [51]

The Theoretical Basis and Research and Application of “Social Support Rating Scale” Shuiyuan X. et al. (1994)* [46]

Locus of control

Well-being

Cardiac denial

Resilience

Instrument

Mental Health locus of control scale

Well-Being Index

The cardiac denial of impact scale

Resilience Scale 5

Type D Scale-14

Framingham Type A personality scale

Abbreviation

MHLC

WHO-5

CDIS

RS-5

DS-14

FRAS

Authors, year

Wallston K.A., Wallston B.S., DeVellis R. (1978) [52]

Bech P., Olsen L.R., Kjoller M., Rasmussen N.K. (2003) [53]

Hackett T.P. and Cassem N.A.(1974) [54] Fowers B.J.(1992) [55]

von Eis enhart Rothe A. et al. (2013) [56, 57]

Denollet (2005) [58]

Haynes et al. (1980) [59]

Measures

Degree to which health is considered to be determined by own behaviour

Well-being according to the WHO definition

Impact of denial among cardiac patients

Psychosocial stress resistance

Negative affectivity, social inhibition, type D personality

Traits, qualities in character and reaction to work or housework

Domains

Self-responsibility, self-blame, powerful others

Happiness, energy, motivation, interest in daily life.

Denial of impact

Personal competence and acceptance of self and life

Negative affectivity and social inhibition

2 domains

Items (n)

12

5

8

5

14 (7 per domain)

10

Range/score

1–5 (per item)

0–100

8–40

5-35

0–28 (per domain)

0–1

Reference describing the use on a Chinese population

Clinical application study on multidimensional health locus of control scales

Chen S.J., Wang W.L., Pan Q. (2014)^* [60]

Reliability and validity of the World Health Organization Five-item Well-being Index for detecting depressive disorders in senior middle school students Wang Z., Bian Q. (2011)* [61]

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Development of type D personality scale and its reliability and validity in Chinese adolescents and children with emotion disorders. Zhang Y. et al. (2006)* [62]

Short communication: Personal and organizational outcomes related to job stress and Type-A behavior: a study of Canadian and Chinese employees Jamal M. (2005) [63]