title: The Spanish version of the Body Image Scale (S-BIS): psychometric properties in a sample of breast and gynaecological cancer patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to develop a Spanish version of the Body Image Scale (Hopwood et al. Eur J Cancer 37(2):189-197, 2001) and to analyze its psychometric properties in a sample of women with breast or gynaecological cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Spanish version of the Body Image Scale was developed using a forward and backward translation technique. A total sample of 100 women who had undergone radical surgery for breast (n = 50) or gynaecological cancer (n = 50) completed the scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Factor analysis resulted in a single-factor solution, both in the total sample and in the two subgroups, accounting for >76 % variance. Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) was 0.960. The Spanish version of the Body Image Scale correlated negatively with self-esteem (r = -0.733), quality of life (r = -0.632) and age (r = -0.643) and positively with depression (r = 0.832) and anxiety (r = 0.564); all p values < 0.01.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge, this is the first study that provides a Spanish version of the Body Image Scale. Our results show a stable factorial structure between samples with a single-factor solution and good psychometric properties, suggesting that it is a suitable tool for measuring body image concerns among Spanish-speaking cancer patients. Its brevity and comprehensibility allow a quick assessment both in clinical and research settings.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPaz), Aging and Fragility in the Elderly Group, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Edificio Escuela de Enfermeras, 4ª Planta, Paseo de la Castellana, 261, 28046, Madrid, Spain, pgomezc@salud.madrid.org.
authors.forename: Paloma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gómez-Campelo
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bragado-Álvarez
authors.forename: M José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hernández-Lloreda
authors.forename: M Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Bernardos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations