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- The study aimed to evaluate a scale for measuring social distress in Japanese head and neck cancer patients with facial disfigurement, focusing on its structure, reliability, and validity.
- A sample of 225 outpatients, including 129 with facial disfigurement, assessed their social distress using multiple questionnaires.
- Findings highlighted the scale's preliminary reliability and validity, suggesting it could enhance understanding of social adjustment issues related to facial disfigurement in this patient group.
Article Abstract
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.
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