Development of the psychosocial adaptation questionnaire for breast cancer patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2012.01.001
- VernacularTitle:乳腺癌患者心理社会适应问卷的研制
- Author:
Ran CHENG
;
Aiping WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Breast cancer,Psychosocial adaptation;
Reliability;
Validity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2012;28(1):1-5
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To develop a Chinese version questionnaire of psychosocial adaptation for breast cancer patients with good reliability and validity.Methods The preliminary questionnaire was formed by extensive literature review,semi-structured interview for 10 breast cancer patients and consultation for 4 experts.In order to analyze items and test reliability and validity,228 postoperative breast cancer patients were selected.Results Psychosocial adaptation questionnaire included 44 items and 5 dimensions.It had good content validity and construct validity.With the method of principle components analysis,and five factors were extracted,the cumulative contribution rate was 54.578％,loading for most factors was over 0.4.The result indicated that the structure of the questionnaire was similar to the theory construction.The criterion-related validity with self-rating anxiety scale,the general self-efficacy scale,and self-acceptance questionnaire was-0.757、0.505、0.691.Cronbach's α coefficient of the overall questionnaire was 0.945,retest correlation coefficient was 0.961.Conclusions The developed questionnaire showed good reliability and validity.It can objectively and effectively evaluate psychosocial adaptation of breast cancer patients,so it has practicality and popularization value.
