Development of the body image self-rating questionnaire for breast cancer (BISQ-BC) for Chinese mainland patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Body image is a complex post-treatment concern among female patients with breast cancer, and various tools have been developed and applied to measure this multifaceted issue. However, these available tools were developed in other countries and only a few have been modified into Chinese versions. Furthermore, body-image evaluation instruments that are specific to Chinese mainland female patients with breast cancer have not been devised yet. Therefore, we developed the Body Image Self-rating Questionnaire for Breast Cancer for Chinese mainland female patients with breast cancer.

Methods

We performed two rounds of the Delphi technique and a cross-sectional pilot survey. Items were selected using a Likert scale (1-5) to determine ratings of importance (i.e., the signi

SUBMITTER: Zhou K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5753569 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature