ArticleApplied nursing research : ANR2011
Measuring illness uncertainty in men undergoing active surveillance for prostate cancer.
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- Relationship between uncertainty in illness and hope in patients undergoing haemodialysis in Iran: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Delta radiomic patterns on serial bi-parametric MRI are associated with pathologic upgrading in prostate cancer patients on active surveillance: preliminary findings.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Psychological distress, understanding of cancer and illness uncertainty in patients with Cancer of Unknown Primary.Psycho-oncology · 2022Article
- Uncertainty and the unmet informational needs of patients with cancer of unknown primary (CUP): a cross-sectional multi-site study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- Health-Related Quality Of Life, Uncertainty, and Anxiety among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.F1000Research · 2021Article
- Illness uncertainty, anxiety and depression in Chinese patients with glaucoma or cataract.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- An exploration of men's experiences of undergoing active surveillance for favourable-risk prostate cancer: A mixed methods study protocol.BMC cancer · 2016Article
- Relationship between illness uncertainty, anxiety, fear of progression and quality of life in men with favourable-risk prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance.BJU international · 2016Article
- Symptom management strategies for men with early-stage prostate cancer: results from the Prostate Cancer Patient Education Program (PC PEP).Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2013Article
- The correlation between perceived social support and illness uncertainty in people with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome in iran.Indian journal of palliative careArticle
- Social comparisons and quality of life following a prostate cancer diagnosis.Journal of psychosocial oncologyArticle
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Abstract
background and purposeUncertainty is an aversive experience and plays an important role in the lives of men undergoing active surveillance (AS; earlier referred to as watchful waiting) for early-stage prostate cancer. Yet reliable and valid measures of uncertainty have not been fully tested in this population. This secondary analysis therefore tested the reliability of the Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale Community Form (MUIS-C; M.H. Mishel, 1997b) for use with men undergoing AS for prostate cancer.
methodsItem-Total correlations were conducted on the 23 items of the MUIS-C with four samples of men undergoing AS.
resultsCronbach's alpha for the full MUIS-C was .908; 22 of 23 items showed significant positive correlations with the total score. Removing the item without a significant correlation from the reliability analysis increased Cronbach's alpha to .913.
conclusionsThe Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale-Community Form for Active Surveillance is a reliable and valid tool for measuring uncertainty with men undergoing AS for prostate cancer.
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