Breast Cancer Stigma Scale: A Reliable and Valid Stigma Measure for Patients With Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aims to develop and validate a stigma scale for Chinese patients with breast cancer.

Methods

Patients admitted to the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, for breast cancer treatment participated in this study. Development of the Breast Cancer Stigma Scale involved the following procedures: literature review, interview, and applying a theoretical model to generate items; the Breast Cancer Stigma Scale's content validity was assessed by a Delphi study (n = 15) and feedback from patients with breast cancer (n = 10); exploratory factor analysis (n = 200) was used to assess the construct validity; convergent validity was assessed with the Social Impact Scale (n = 50); internal consisten

SUBMITTER: Bu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9226439 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature