title: A psychometric analysis of the Mental Adjustment to Cancer scale.
abstract: This paper describes a psychometric replication study of a British coping scale, the Mental Adjustment to Cancer scale, on 239 USA cancer patients. The internal consistency and construct validity were similar to the original validation study. However, the factor structure was different. Cultural differences between the British and USA patient populations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Daltroy
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stolbach
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012803:Sick Role; D014481:United States