The female self-advocacy in cancer survivorship scale: Validating a new measure to support patient voice and engagement.

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 96-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Hagan ◽  
Susan M. Cohen ◽  
Margaret Quinn Rosenzweig ◽  
Kristin Kelley Zorn ◽  
Clement Stone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Cancer Survivorship ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Patient Registries ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Self Advocacy ◽  
Female Self ◽  
Female Cancer Survivors

96 Background: The Female Self-Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship (FSACS) Scale is a new measurement tool designed to address the increasing need for cancer survivors to lead their care in face of barriers. Based on previous input from female cancer survivors and other stakeholders, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the construct validity of the FSACS Scale. Construct validity is supported by evidence from: (I) Internal structure consistent with the underlying model of self-advocacy; (II) Sensitivity to differences between known groups; (III) Relationships between self-advocacy and key predictors (openness and conscientiousness; information engagement; social support) and outcomes (symptom distress and healthcare utilization); (IV) Relationships between self-advocacy and related concepts (patient activation; self-advocacy within the HIV/AIDS population); and (V) Relationships between self-advocacy and criterion measures. Methods: A mixed-mode cross-sectional survey design was used. Women with a history of an adult diagnosis of invasive cancer were recruited from two patient registries and seven advocacy organizations. Analyses included an exploratory factor analysis, t-tests, and bivariate correlations. Results: 315 adult female cancer survivors completed the survey. Evidence from all five construct validity hypotheses supports the construct validity of the FSACS Scale. The factor analysis confirmed the three underlying dimensions of self-advocacy resulting in a 20-item measure explaining 45.87% of the variance in responses with subscales’ Cronbach’s alphas between 0.791 and 0.850. Conclusions: Results support that the FSACS Scale is a theoretically-grounded measure of self-advocacy that can be used by clinicians and researchers to identify women at-risk for poor outcomes associated with low self-advocacy.

scholarly journals Theoretical to Tangible: Creating a Measure of Self-Advocacy for Female Cancer Survivors

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 428-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa L. Hagan ◽  
Susan Cohen ◽  
Clement Stone ◽  
Heidi Donovan
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Self Advocacy ◽  
Female Self ◽  
Item Development ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Female Cancer Survivors

Background and Purpose: Self-advocacy is well appreciated but poorly defined concept in oncology. Methods: The development of the Female Self-Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship (FSACS) Scale’s theoretical underpinnings and item development led to evaluations of the measure’s content validity and reliability. Results: The construct of self-advocacy contains 3 subdimensions with 57 Likert-type self-report items. Content validity results (S-CVI = 0.81 and S-CVI/UA = 0.83) indicated strong relevancy of items. Reliability results for each of the 3 subdimensions supported the consistency of the FSACS Scale scores, with strong internal consistency (Cronbach’s alphas = .88, .81, and .90) and test–retest reliability (PPMC r = .85, .97, and .88). Conclusions: The FSACS Scale captures the construct of self-advocacy, and its scores show strong reliability.

scholarly journals The Female Self-Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship Scale: A validation study

2017 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 976-987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa L. Hagan ◽  
Susan M. Cohen ◽  
Margaret Q. Rosenzweig ◽  
Kristin Zorn ◽  
Clement A. Stone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Survivorship ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
Self Advocacy ◽  
Female Self

scholarly journals Internal construct validity of the Brazilian version of a tool for assessing the population’s knowledge of human papillomavirus

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiana Schuelter Trevisol ◽  
Rodrigo Dias Nunes ◽  
Gabriel Oscar Cremona Parma ◽  
André Luciano Manoel ◽  
Clávison Martinelli Zapelini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
Original Measurement ◽  
Valid Instrument ◽  
Internal Construct Validity

ABSTRACT: Objective: To verify the internal construct validity of the Brazilian Portuguese version of a tool for measuring the general population’s knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV). Materials and methods: A cross-culturally adapted Brazilian Portuguese version of a measurement tool originally designed for English speaking populations was administered to 330 adults in Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil. After examining the overall suitability of the method, we performed investigations based on the item response theory and exploratory factor analysis. Results: Ten of the 29 items presented a low contribution to the construct and were excluded from subsequent analysis. The factor analysis yielded three factors, which explained approximately 51% of the variance variability. A different arrangement from the original measurement tool was found: general HPV knowledge, with six items; HPV vaccination knowledge, with five items; HPV transmission and testing knowledge, with eight items. Conclusion: The Brazilian Portuguese version under study presented a different behavior from the original measurement tool, but proved to be a reliable and valid instrument in assessing the Brazilian population’s knowledge about HPV.

Female Self-Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship Scale

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa L. Hagan ◽  
Susan Cohen ◽  
Clement Stone ◽  
Heidi Donovan
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Survivorship ◽  
Self Advocacy ◽  
Female Self

scholarly journals Symptom Burden and Self-Advocacy: Exploring the Relationship Among Female Cancer Survivors

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. E23-E30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Hagan ◽  
Stephanie Gilbertson-White ◽  
Susan Cohen ◽  
Jennifer Temel ◽  
Joseph Greer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Symptom Burden ◽  
Self Advocacy ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Female Cancer Survivors

Assessment of professional bereavement: The development and validation of the Professional Bereavement Scale

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Chuqian Chen ◽  
Amy Yin Man Chow
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Specific Assessment

Abstract Objectives To develop and validate Professional Bereavement Scale (PBS), a specific measurement tool for professional bereavement experiences. Methods An online cross-sectional survey collected data from 563 physicians and nurses from urban hospitals in Mainland China. Item consistency analysis, component factor analysis, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis were run to develop and validate the scale. Correlational analysis was conducted to evaluate the psychometric property of the scale. Results Two subscales of the PBS were developed: the 17-item Short-term Bereavement Reactions Subscale (PBS–SBR) and the 15-item Accumulated Global Changes Subscale (PBS–AGC). Four factors, namely, frustration and trauma, guilt, grief, and being moved, are involved in PBS–SBR. Five factors are involved in PBS–AGC, which are new insights, more acceptance of limitations, more death-related anxiety, less influenced by patient deaths, and better coping with patient deaths. Both subscales have good content validity, construct validity, and criterion validity, as well as satisfactory internal consistency and split-half reliability. Significance of results PBS is a specific assessment tool for professional bereavement which is clearly defined, comprehensive, rigorously tested, and generalizable to different professional caregivers from various departments. Unveiled constructs illustrate that professional bereavement experiences contain a professional dimension in addition to a personal dimension both in an event-specific and a global perspective, which distinguishes them from familial bereavement experiences.

VACCINE HESITANCY SCALE IN PANDEMICS: TURKISH VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 40-45
Author(s):  
Haşim ÇAPAR ◽  
Fadime ÇINAR
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Alpha Coefficient ◽  
Explanatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Turkish People

Objective: The aim of this study is to make the Turkish validity and reliability of the vaccine hesitation scale to be used in combating experienced or possible pandemics in the future. Methods: It is a methodological study in which the Turkish validity and reliability of the "Vaccine Hesitancy Scale" developed by Larson et al. (2015) was modified for pandemics. Explanatory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were conducted with the data collected from 617 volunteers for construct validity. Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient and language and construct validity were performed for reliability and validity. Results: As a result of EFA and CFA, the 10-item "Vaccine Hesitancy Scale in Pandemics" showed a two-factor structure. The two-factor structure explains 68.53% of the total variance. Factor loadings related to the items of the scale vary between 0.638 and 0.887. Confirmation of EFA results with CFA results was found to provide construct validity. It was observed that the reliability criterion was met by determining the Cronbach Alpha Coefficient as 0.901. Conclusion: It is thought that the "Vaccine Hesitancy Scale in Pandemics", which has been conducted with the data obtained from people with different socio-demographic characteristics of the Turkish people, can be a reference that can be used by researchers as a valid and reliable measurement tool.

scholarly journals What Do Customers Demand from Drug Stores in Japan? Construct Validity and Factor Structure of a Cross-Sectional Survey

Pharmacy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuuki Minamida ◽  
Naoko Yoshida ◽  
Mio Nishimaki-Tomizu ◽  
Misato Hanada ◽  
Kazuko Kimura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Customer Survey ◽  
Three Factor

Studies concerning patient demands are mainly conducted at hospitals and pharmacies, whereas few surveys have been conducted on drug stores. The demand for drug stores is estimated to be increasing with growing needs for self-medication. Thus, conducting a customer survey at drug stores is thought to be valuable. The aim of the current study was to clarify the structure of customers’ demands for drug stores. The survey was conducted on 190 customers of 19 drug stores in Japan. The questionnaire consisted of 24 items using a 9-point Likert scale. The IBM SPSS Statistics version 23 (IBM Japan, Tokyo, Japan) and Amos version 5 (IBM Japan, Tokyo, Japan) were utilized to perform factor analysis. Gender did not influence the response to each question. Factor analysis showed that the structure of customers’ demands consisted of three factors: (1) an explanation about medicine, (2) staff’s manners, and (3) location of drug stores. Because fit indices suggested a good fit, this three-factor solution was adopted as the final factor structure. This study demonstrated the structure of customers’ demands for drug stores, with the potential for use in promotion of self-medication.

scholarly journals Development and Evaluation of Psychometric Properties Regarding the Whole Person Health Scale for Employees of Hospital to Emphasize the Importance of Health Awareness of the Workers in the Hospital

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 610
Author(s):  
Chih-Ju Liu ◽  
Shih-Hsuan Pi ◽  
Chun-Kai Fang ◽  
Te-Yu Wu
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Whole Person

(1) Background: Whole person health (WPH) is important among employees in hospitals. It will affect their performance and attitude toward patient care and organization. This project was designed to develop and assess the validity and reliability of utilizing the Whole Person Health Scale for Employees of a Hospital (WPHS-EH) to determine overall employee health. (2) Methods: A mixed-methods focus group and cross-sectional survey was adopted. Employees held six focus groups, with 62 employees from different departments in medical center in Taiwan. After analyzing the interview content, five experts tested its validity, and the 14-item WPHS-EH scale was analyzed. This was followed by an additional 900 participants questionnaire survey, response rate: 94.9%. Descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s alpha, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and items analysis were used. Additionally, the scale was implemented to conducted confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) test for validity. (3) Results: Three dimensions were extracted from the questionnaires by EFA: “hospital circumstance and system”, “professional and interpersonal interaction” and “workload and harm”. The Cronbach’s alpha of the WPHS-EH scale was 0.82, while the three sub-dimensions were all significantly correlated with total scores. CFA confirmed the scale construct validity, with a good model fit. (4) Conclusions: The WPHS-EH is a reliable measurement tool to assess the effects of hospitals’ Whole Person Health among employees. The intent of the WPHS-EH was to provide a reliable scale to analyze the work environment for hospital staff and useful information to healthcare administrators interested in improving the staff’s whole person health.

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