title: Cancer-related parental beliefs: the Family Illness Beliefs Inventory (FIBI).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goal of this study was to develop a reliable and valid method for assessing the cancer-related beliefs of parents with a child in treatment for cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred twenty-five families (119 mothers, 56 fathers) completed a measure of cancer-related beliefs written to reflect common themes associated with the diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer. Participants also completed self-report questionnaires used for validation of the Family Illness Beliefs Inventory (FIBI).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Principal-components analysis was used to derive a 41-item five-factor solution from the maternal data--Factor 1: Treatment-Related Suffering; Factor 2: Death and Devastation; Factor 3: Caregiver Competence; Factor 4: Connection; and Factor 5: Finding Meaning. Correlations with validation measures supported the factor structure. Paternal data showed similar patterns.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The FIBI is a psychometrically sound method for identifying parental cancer-related beliefs. This measure may be helpful in developing and evaluating interventions to reduce parental distress related to childhood cancer and promote adaptive family functioning.
authors.affiliation: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-3299, USA. kazak@email.chop.edu.
authors.forename: Anne E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Kazak
authors.forename: Kelly S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: McClure
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alderfer
authors.forename: Wei-Ting
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Terry A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Crump
authors.forename: Lan T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deatrick
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simms
authors.forename: Mary T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Rourke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003469:Culture; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires