Development and validation of a scale to measure socioeconomic well-being in persons with cancer.
Socioeconomic factors substantially impact the quality of life (QOL) of persons diagnosed with cancer, yet socioeconomic well-being seldom is included as an essential domain when overall QOL is measured. This study details the development and psychometric analysis of a scale for measuring socioeconomic well-being in persons diagnosed with cancer. Coleman's theory of social class was used to define and develop the construct. The resulting scale consisting of two subscales--Material and Social Capital-demonstrated acceptable reliability, content and construct validity at both scale and item levels, and acceptable discriminant, convergent, and incremental validity.
Head
Barbara Anderson
BA
University of Louisville School of Medicine, MDR Building, Suite 110, 511 South Floyd Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. barbara.head@louisville.edu
Faul
Anna C
AC
D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012107:Research Design; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*