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ArticlePsycho-oncology2024

The female self-advocacy in Cancer Survivorship scale is a psychometrically sound measure of self-advocacy in male cancer survivors.

Teresa Hagan Thomas, Paul W Scott, Marci Lee Nilsen, Jiyeon Lee, Mary Ella McCarthy, Alexandria Harris, Jonas Johnson, Heidi S Donovan

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  3. Gender Differences in Self-Advocacy Among Cancer Survivors: How Women and Men Vary in How They Learn to Engage in Decision-Making and Social Support.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025
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Teresa Hagan ThomasSchool of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7403-7314
Paul W ScottSchool of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Marci Lee NilsenSchool of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jiyeon LeeSchool of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Mary Ella McCarthySchool of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Alexandria HarrisSchool of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jonas JohnsonSchool of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Heidi S DonovanSchool of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Funding

VECTOR CORE FACILITYP30CA047904 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI JOHN C. BYRD · 1988 to 2026
$158.0M
Extension of STRONG Study to Expand Intervention ImpactR37CA262025 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Teresa Hagan Thomas · 2021 to 2026
$3.7M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA047904NCI NIH HHS R37 CA262025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo develop and psychometrically evaluate an adapted version of the Female Self-Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship (FSACS) Scale in men with a history of cancer.

methodsThis psychometric instrument development and validation study used a two-phase approach to first adapt the FSACS Scale items to reflect the experience of men with a history of cancer and then evaluate the psychometric properties of the adapted scale compared to the original FSACS Scale. The study was conducted from December 2018 through April 2022 through cancer clinics, patient registries, and national advocacy organizations. We evaluated scale reliability and validity using reliability coefficients, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and item analyses to determine a final set of scale items.

resultsItem responses from N = 171 men with a history of cancer were evaluated to determine scale validity. After removing poor-performing items based on item-level analyses, factor analyses confirmed that a 3-factor structure of both the adapted and original FSACS Scale best fit the scale. The 10 new items did not outperform the original 20-item scale and were therefore excluded from the final scale. The final 20-item scale explained 87.94% of item variance and subscale's Cronbach α varied from 0.65 to 0.86.

conclusionThe SACS Scale can be used in research and clinical contexts to assess the propensity of men and women to get their needs, values, and priorities met in the face of a challenge.

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Cancer SurvivorsNeoplasmsFemaleHumansMalePsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and Questionnairescancercommunicationinstrument developmentoncologypatient advocacypatient participationpsychometric testing

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PMCPMC10872533

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