Validation of the Japanese version of the Body Image Scale for bladder cancer patients

Abstract The Body Image Scale (BIS) is a 10-item tool that measures the body images of cancer patients. This study aims to validate the Japanese version of the BIS for bladder cancer patients. A multicenter cross-sectional survey was used to identify the participants, which included Japanese bladder...

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Main Authors: Miho Sato, Takahiro Osawa, Takashige Abe, Michitaka Honda, Madoka Higuchi, Shuhei Yamada, Jun Furumido, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Ryuji Matsumoto, Yasuyuki Sato, Yoshihiro Sasaki, Toru Harabayashi, Satoru Maruyama, Norikata Takada, Keita Minami, Hiroshi Tanaka, Ken Morita, Akira Kashiwagi, Sachiyo Murai, Yoichi M. Ito, Katsuhiko Ogasawara, Nobuo Shinohara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25669-2