Three versions of Perceived Stress Scale: validation in a sample of Chinese cardiac patients who smoke

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 513
• Main Authors: Leung, Doris Yp, Lam, Tai-Hing, Chan, Sophia Sc
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 25.08.2010; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Cardiac patients; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - psychology; Chronic illnesses; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Health aspects; Hong Kong; Humans; Male; Medicine; Mens health; Middle Aged; Mortality; Patients - psychology; Principal components analysis; Psychological tests; Psychometrics; Smoking; Smoking - psychology; Statistical methods; Stress; Stress (Psychology); Stress, Psychological - physiopathology; Surveys and Questionnaires - standards; Validation studies; Hong Kong; China

Smoking causes heart disease, the major cause of death in China and Hong Kong. Stress is one major trigger of smoking and relapse, and understanding stress among smoking cardiac patients can therefore help in designing effective interventions to motivate them to quit. The objective of this study was...