Abstract
The authors developed a quality-of-life measure specific to long-term breast cancer survivors. Participants were women diagnosed with early-stage disease ≥7 years postdiagnosis. The final scale is the result of an iterative interview process with the 28-item scale administered to 285 participants. Factor analysis demonstrated with seven domains: physical, sexual and cognitive function, body image, coping, social support, and anxiety. Cronbach's alpha is.88. Convergent and divergent validity are also reported. The Long Term Quality of Life-Breast Cancer Scale has domains specific to breast cancer and will be useful to psychosocial and clinical researchers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 589-609 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Journal of Psychosocial Oncology |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2010 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- breast cancer
- long-term survivors
- oncology
- quality of life
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