title: [The extension of the Leipzig questionnaire of motives to have a child (LKM) for use in oncology--test construction and psychometric review].
abstract: Many young cancer patients had not completed family planning at the time of diagnosis. A cancer disease may change procreative attitudes and the development of specific motivations of having a child (for and against) is possible. This paper addresses the extension of the Leipzig questionnaire on motives for wanting children (LKM) in the context of cancer. Specific motivations of cancer patients are presented and test-statistically verified. Based on previous findings and a qualitative questioning (patients, professionals) items for specific motivations were developed and pre-tested. The revised version (20 items) was tested on a sample of 175 young cancer patients. Good to adequate item discrimination parameter and reliability (α=0.86) were shown. The factor analysis revealed the 2 scales "PRO - motivations for having children after cancer" and "CON - motivations against having children after cancer". These additional scales of specific motivations allow for a reliable and economical measure of motivations to have a child in young cancer patients. In the future the scales can be also used for other serious physical disease in young adulthood.
authors.affiliation: Department für psychische Gesundheit, Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Geue
authors.affiliation: Department für psychische Gesundheit, Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: Ricarda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Kinder- und Jugendklinik, Universitätsmedizin Rostock.
authors.forename: Thorid
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Klinik für Hämatologie, Onkologie, Palliativmedizin, Universitätsmedizin Rostock.
authors.forename: Inken
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hilgendorf
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universitätsmedizin Rostock.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kropp
authors.affiliation: Department für psychische Gesundheit, Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.affiliation: Department für psychische Gesundheit, Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: Annekathrin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sender
authors.affiliation: Department für psychische Gesundheit, Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.affiliation: Department für psychische Gesundheit, Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: Elmar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brähler
authors.affiliation: Department für psychische Gesundheit, Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: Yve
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Stöbel-Richter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods*; D009042:Motivation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult