title: Development and validation of a scale to measure socioeconomic well-being in persons with cancer.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Louisville School of Medicine, MDR Building, Suite 110, 511 South Floyd Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. barbara.head@louisville.edu
authors.forename: Barbara Anderson
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Head
authors.forename: Anna C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Faul
mesh_terms: 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*