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Unidimensional scales for fears of cancer recurrence and their psychometric properties : the FCR4 and FCR7
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dc.contributor.author | Humphris, G. M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Watson, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sharpe, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ozakinci, G. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-26T11:30:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-26T11:30:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-02-09 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Humphris , G M , Watson , E , Sharpe , M & Ozakinci , G 2018 , ' Unidimensional scales for fears of cancer recurrence and their psychometric properties : the FCR4 and FCR7 ' , Health and Quality of Life Outcomes , vol. 16 , 30 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-018-0850-x | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1477-7525 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 252094826 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: 6d004350-4877-439a-aa55-45385cfc542a | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 85042423542 | |
dc.identifier.other | WOS: 000427968700001 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0001-5869-3274/work/42276812 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-4601-8834/work/64033926 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/12782 | |
dc.description | Funding: Support was received from SUPAC (NCRI) Early Career Fund to complete this study. NCRI Supportive & Palliative Care (SuPaC) Research Collaboratives Capacity Building Grant Scheme: G Ozakinci (PI), G Humphris, M Sharpe. | en |
dc.description.abstract | Background: The assessment of fear of recurrence (FCR) is crucial for understanding an important psychological state in patients diagnosed and treated for cancer. The study aim was to determine psychometric details of a seven question self-report scale (FCR7) and a short form (FCR4) based upon items already used in various extensive measures of FCR. Methods: Two consecutive samples of patients (breast and colorectal) were recruited from a single specialist cancer centre. The survey instrument contained the FCR7 items, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and demographic details. Clinical information was obtained from patient hospital records. Statistical analyses were performed using classical test and item response theory approaches, to demonstrate unidimensional factor structure and testing key parameters. Construct validity was inspected through nomological and theoretical prediction. Results: Internal consistency was demonstrated by alpha coefficients (FCR4: 0.93 and FCR7: 0.92). Both scales (FCR7 & FCR4) were associated with the HADs subscales as predicted. Patients who experienced chemotherapy, minor aches/pains, thought avoidance of cancer and high cancer risk belief were more fearful. Detailed inspection of item responses profile provided some support for measurement properties of scales. Conclusion: The internal consistency, and pattern of key associations and discriminability indices provided positive psychometric evidence for these scales. The brief measures of FCR may be considered for audit, screening or routine use in clinical service and research investigations. | |
dc.format.extent | 12 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | en |
dc.rights | © The Author(s). 2018 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. | en |
dc.subject | RA Public aspects of medicine | en |
dc.subject | RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) | en |
dc.subject | NDAS | en |
dc.subject | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RA | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RC0254 | en |
dc.title | Unidimensional scales for fears of cancer recurrence and their psychometric properties : the FCR4 and FCR7 | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.description.version | Publisher PDF | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Medicine | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Population and Behavioural Science Division | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. WHO Collaborating Centre for International Child & Adolescent Health Policy | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Health Psychology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. St Andrews Sustainability Institute | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Education Division | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-018-0850-x | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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