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Table 2 Mean, standard deviations, and skewness and kurtosis of C-CSES (n = 224)

From: Chinese translation and psychometric testing of the cardiac self-efficacy scale in patients with coronary heart disease in mainland China

Items

Mean

SD

Skewness

Kurtosis

1. When you should call or visit your doctor about your heart disease

2.18

1.17

−.047

−.790

2. How to make your doctor understand your concerns about your heart

2.11

0.95

−.131

−.234

3. How to take your cardiac medications

2.39

1.06

−.197

−.711

4. How much physical activity is good for you

2.19

0.80

.236

−.140

5. Control your chest pain by changing your activity levels

2.14

0.96

−.103

−.238

6. Control your chest pain by taking your medications

2.17

0.89

.030

−.234

7. Control your breathlessness by changing your activity levels

2.14

0.94

−.029

−.568

8. Control your breathlessness by taking your medication

2.17

0.89

−.198

−.573

9. Maintain your usual social activities

2.40

1.06

−.369

−.422

10. Maintain your usual activities at home with your family

2.50

0.98

−.320

−.401

11. Maintain your usual activites at work

2.40

0.98

−.336

−.352

13. Get regular aerobic exercise (work up a sweat and increase your heart rate)

2.26

1.02

−.214

−.380

  1. C-CSES Chinese version of Cardiac Self-efficacy Scale, SD Standard deviation