ArticleJournal of advanced nursing2018
The Female Self-Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship Scale: A validation study.
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- Associations Among Self-Advocacy, Patient-Centered Communication, Pain Intensity, and Opioid Stigma in Older Adult Female Breast Cancer Survivors.Oncology nursing forum · 2025Article
- Influencing factors of self-advocacy in stroke patients from multiple perspectives: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- The female self-advocacy in Cancer Survivorship scale is a psychometrically sound measure of self-advocacy in male cancer survivors.Psycho-oncology · 2024Article
- Describing Self-Advocacy in Underrepresented Women With Advanced Cancer.Oncology nursing forum · 2023Article
- Self-advocacy Behaviors and Needs in Women with Advanced Cancer: Assessment and Differences by Patient Characteristics.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2023Article
- Who Engages and Why It Matters?: Describing Participant Engagement in a Serious Game Intervention for Patients With Advanced Cancer.International journal of gaming and computer-mediated simulations · 2023Article
- Testing the effects of the Strong Together self-advocacy serious game among women with advanced cancer: Protocol for the STRONG randomized clinical trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimTo develop and psychometrically test the validity of the Female Self-Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship Scale.
backgroundFemale cancer survivors need to self-advocate to overcome challenges associated with cancer yet no valid measure of self-advocacy exists.
designInstrument development. Mixed-mode cross-sectional survey design.
participantsWe recruited adult females (18+ years; N = 317) with a history of invasive cancer from local and national tumour registries and advocacy organizations to complete online or paper questionnaires.
methodsBetween July 2014 - March 2015 to evaluate the construct validity based on evidence of the scale's: (1) internal structure consistent with the underlying model of self-advocacy; (2) sensitivity to differences between groups known to differ in self-advocacy skills; (3) relationships between self-advocacy and key potential predictors (openness and conscientiousness; information engagement; social support) and outcomes (symptom burden and healthcare utilization); (4) relationships between self-advocacy and related concepts (patient activation; self-advocacy within another patient population); and (5) relationships between self-advocacy and criterion measures. Analyses included an exploratory factor analysis, t tests, and bivariate correlations using validated, reliable measures for constructs.
resultsEvidence from all five hypotheses supported the construct validity of the Female Self-Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship Scale. The factor analysis confirmed the three underlying dimensions of self-advocacy resulting in a 20-item measure with strong internal consistency that explained almost half of response variance.
conclusionThe Female Self-Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship Scale is a valid, reliable measure of how well adult female cancer survivors can get their needs met in the face of adversity.
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