Table 3.

Mean, standard deviation (SD), minimum-maximum (Min-Max), and item-total correlations of the scale items (N = 211).

Scale Items	Mean (± SD)	Min-max	Item-totalcorrelations
1. How confident are you that you can keep the fatigue caused by your disease from interfering with the things you want to do?	5.39 (± 2.27)	2–10	0.70
2. How confident are you that you can keep the physical discomfort or pain of your disease from interfering with the things you want to do?	5.57 (± 2.74)	2–10	0.75
3. How confident are you that you can keep the emotional distress caused by your disease from interfering with the things you want to do?	5.20 (± 2.99)	2–10	0.76
4. How confident are you that you can keep any other symptoms or health problems you have from interfering with the things you want to do?	5.39 (± 2.74)	2–10	0.85
5. How confident are you that you can do the different tasks and activities needed to manage your health condition so as to reduce you need to see a doctor?	6.25 (± 2.76)	2–10	0.64
6. How confident are you that you can do things other than just taking medication to reduce how much your illness affects your everyday life?	6.14 (± 2.79)	2–10	0.65
Total scale item mean (± SD), min-max	5.66 (± 2.28), 2–10