Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Cancer Stigma Scale.
10.4040/jkan.2017.47.1.121
- Author:
Hyang Sook SO
1
;
Myeong Jeong CHAE
;
Hye Young KIM
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Chonnam Research Institute of Nursing Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Social stigma;
Neoplasms;
Validity and reliability
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Lung Neoplasms;
Male;
Quality of Life;
Reproducibility of Results*;
Social Stigma
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2017;47(1):121-132
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: In this study the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Cancer Stigma Scale (KCSS) was evaluated. METHODS: The KCSS was formed through translation and modification of Cataldo Lung Cancer Stigma Scale. The KCSS, Psychological Symptom Inventory (PSI), and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire - Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) were administered to 247 men and women diagnosed with one of the five major cancers. Construct validity, item convergent and discriminant validity, concurrent validity, known-group validity, and internal consistency reliability of the KCSS were evaluated. RESULTS: Exploratory factor analysis supported the construct validity with a six-factor solution; that explained 65.7% of the total variance. The six-factor model was validated by confirmatory factor analysis (Q (χ2/df)= 2.28, GFI=.84, AGFI=.81, NFI=.80, TLI=.86, RMR=.03, and RMSEA=.07). Concurrent validity was demonstrated with the QLQ-C30 (global: r=-.44; functional: r=-.19; symptom: r=.42). The KCSS had known-group validity. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the 24 items was .89. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that the 24-item KCSS has relatively acceptable reliability and validity and can be used in clinical research to assess cancer stigma and its impacts on health-related quality of life in Korean cancer patients.
