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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022

Breast Cancer Stigma Scale: A Reliable and Valid Stigma Measure for Patients With Breast Cancer.

Xiaofan Bu, Shuangshuang Li, Andy S K Cheng, Peter H F Ng, Xianghua Xu, Yimin Xia, Xiangyu Liu

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Xiaofan BuNursing Teaching and Research Section, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Shuangshuang LiDepartment of Nursing, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Andy S K ChengDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Peter H F NgDepartment of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Xianghua XuDepartment of Health Service Center, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Yimin XiaDepartment of Health Service Center, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Xiangyu LiuDepartment of Health Service Center, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.

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Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to develop and validate a stigma scale for Chinese patients with breast cancer. Methods: Patients admitted to the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, for breast cancer treatment participated in this study. Development of the Breast Cancer Stigma Scale involved the following procedures: literature review, interview, and applying a theoretical model to generate items; the Breast Cancer Stigma Scale's content validity was assessed by a Delphi study ( Results: The final version of the Breast Cancer Stigma Scale consisted of 15 items and showed positive correlations with the Social Impact Scale (ρ = 0.641, Conclusion: The newly developed Breast Cancer Stigma Scale offers a valid and reliable instrument for assessing the perceived stigma of patients with breast cancer in clinical and research settings. It may be helpful for stigma prevention in China.

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breast cancerdevelopmentreliabilityscalestigmavalidation

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