Development and reliability and validity test of the Fear of Cancer Scale (FOCS)
Objective To develop a Fear of Cancer Scale (FOCS) for non-cancer populations.Methods FOCS was developed by classical measurement theory. A total of 15 college students were invited to conduct semi-structured interviews. Seven experts were invited for expert consultation. A total of 2012 Chinese col...
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| author | Lin-sen Feng Xiao-qian Wu Qing-li Li Qing Yang Fu-lin Yin Qi-yao Wang Yu-lu Zhu Ruo-yu Yan Chang-ling Tu Li-ying Yang Wen-jue Zhong Zheng-jiao Dong |
| author_facet | Lin-sen Feng Xiao-qian Wu Qing-li Li Qing Yang Fu-lin Yin Qi-yao Wang Yu-lu Zhu Ruo-yu Yan Chang-ling Tu Li-ying Yang Wen-jue Zhong Zheng-jiao Dong |
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| description | Objective To develop a Fear of Cancer Scale (FOCS) for non-cancer populations.Methods FOCS was developed by classical measurement theory. A total of 15 college students were invited to conduct semi-structured interviews. Seven experts were invited for expert consultation. A total of 2012 Chinese college students who had completed the electronic questionnaire on WJX.cn platform was included. The reliability and validity of FOCS were verified. Multiple linear regression analysis was adopted to explore the influencing factors of cancer fear among college students and further verify the validity of FOCS.Results There were 17 items in the FOCS, including two subscales – direct fear (8 items), and indirect fear (9 items). FOCS had good validity and reliability. Multiple linear regression showed that GAD-7 score, CSDS score, negative coping score, positive coping score, guardian’s highest education, gender, life satisfaction, nationality and major were the influencing factors of cancer fear (p < .05).Conclusions The 17-item FOCS was a reliable and valid measure to examine the level of cancer fear in non-cancer populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d99bfafdab746f88b8dfec0164b4f162022-12-22T04:25:24ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAnnals of Medicine0785-38901365-20602022-12-015412354236210.1080/07853890.2022.2113914Development and reliability and validity test of the Fear of Cancer Scale (FOCS)Lin-sen Feng0Xiao-qian Wu1Qing-li Li2Qing Yang3Fu-lin Yin4Qi-yao Wang5Yu-lu Zhu6Ruo-yu Yan7Chang-ling Tu8Li-ying Yang9Wen-jue Zhong10Zheng-jiao Dong11The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (The People’s Hospital of Yuxi City), Yunnan, PR ChinaThe Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (The People’s Hospital of Yuxi City), Yunnan, PR ChinaNo.1 School of Clinical Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, PR ChinaSchool of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, PR ChinaSchool of Basic Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, PR ChinaNo.1 School of Clinical Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, PR ChinaNo.1 School of Clinical Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, PR ChinaThe Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (The People’s Hospital of Yuxi City), Yunnan, PR ChinaThe Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Yunnan Cancer Hospital), Yunnan, PR ChinaKunming Health Vocational College, Yunnan, PR ChinaGraduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, ThailandThe Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (The People’s Hospital of Yuxi City), Yunnan, PR ChinaObjective To develop a Fear of Cancer Scale (FOCS) for non-cancer populations.Methods FOCS was developed by classical measurement theory. A total of 15 college students were invited to conduct semi-structured interviews. Seven experts were invited for expert consultation. A total of 2012 Chinese college students who had completed the electronic questionnaire on WJX.cn platform was included. The reliability and validity of FOCS were verified. Multiple linear regression analysis was adopted to explore the influencing factors of cancer fear among college students and further verify the validity of FOCS.Results There were 17 items in the FOCS, including two subscales – direct fear (8 items), and indirect fear (9 items). FOCS had good validity and reliability. Multiple linear regression showed that GAD-7 score, CSDS score, negative coping score, positive coping score, guardian’s highest education, gender, life satisfaction, nationality and major were the influencing factors of cancer fear (p < .05).Conclusions The 17-item FOCS was a reliable and valid measure to examine the level of cancer fear in non-cancer populations.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07853890.2022.2113914Fear of Cancer Scalereliabilityvalidityanxietycoping style |
| spellingShingle | Lin-sen Feng Xiao-qian Wu Qing-li Li Qing Yang Fu-lin Yin Qi-yao Wang Yu-lu Zhu Ruo-yu Yan Chang-ling Tu Li-ying Yang Wen-jue Zhong Zheng-jiao Dong Development and reliability and validity test of the Fear of Cancer Scale (FOCS) Annals of Medicine Fear of Cancer Scale reliability validity anxiety coping style |
| title | Development and reliability and validity test of the Fear of Cancer Scale (FOCS) |
| title_full | Development and reliability and validity test of the Fear of Cancer Scale (FOCS) |
| title_fullStr | Development and reliability and validity test of the Fear of Cancer Scale (FOCS) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and reliability and validity test of the Fear of Cancer Scale (FOCS) |
| title_short | Development and reliability and validity test of the Fear of Cancer Scale (FOCS) |
| title_sort | development and reliability and validity test of the fear of cancer scale focs |
| topic | Fear of Cancer Scale reliability validity anxiety coping style |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07853890.2022.2113914 |
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