TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing the social distress scale for head and neck cancer outpatients in Japan
AU - Deno, Minako
AU - Tashiro, Mie
AU - Miyashita, Mitsunori
AU - Asakage, Takahiro
AU - Takahashi, Koji
AU - Saito, Kenich
AU - Busujima, Yasunobu
AU - Mori, Yoshiyuki
AU - Saito, Hiroto
AU - Ichikawa, Yuji
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - Objective: This study assessed the factor structure, internal consistency, and concurrent and discriminant validity of a scale used to measure social distress in Japanese head and neck cancer outpatients with facial disfigurement. Method: The sample included 225 Japanese outpatients with head and neck cancer, including 129 patients with facial disfigurement. Participants' level of social distress was assessed through our scale, the European Organization for Research and Treatment Cancer questionnaire (EORTC) QLQ-H&N35 and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS). Results: Factor analyses confirmed the structure of two subscales of the social distress scale. Social distress was significantly correlated with the social contact subscale of the EORTC QLQ-H&N35 and the HADS.Significance of results: Results demonstrated preliminary reliability and validity of the social distress scale. This scale may extend social adjustment research by revealing its determinants and effects for head and neck cancer with facial disfigurement in Japan.
AB - Objective: This study assessed the factor structure, internal consistency, and concurrent and discriminant validity of a scale used to measure social distress in Japanese head and neck cancer outpatients with facial disfigurement. Method: The sample included 225 Japanese outpatients with head and neck cancer, including 129 patients with facial disfigurement. Participants' level of social distress was assessed through our scale, the European Organization for Research and Treatment Cancer questionnaire (EORTC) QLQ-H&N35 and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS). Results: Factor analyses confirmed the structure of two subscales of the social distress scale. Social distress was significantly correlated with the social contact subscale of the EORTC QLQ-H&N35 and the HADS.Significance of results: Results demonstrated preliminary reliability and validity of the social distress scale. This scale may extend social adjustment research by revealing its determinants and effects for head and neck cancer with facial disfigurement in Japan.
KW - Facial disfigurement
KW - Head and neck cancer
KW - Social avoidance
KW - Social distress
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U2 - 10.1017/S1478951511000034
DO - 10.1017/S1478951511000034
M3 - Article
C2 - 24468484
AN - SCOPUS:79956078805
VL - 9
SP - 165
EP - 172
JO - Palliative and Supportive Care
JF - Palliative and Supportive Care
SN - 1478-9515
IS - 2
ER -
