title: Validation of a Dutch Version of the Reproductive Concerns Scale (RCS) in Three Populations of Women.
abstract: We investigated the psychometric properties of a Dutch version of the Reproductive Concerns Scale (RCS). Questionnaires (N = 515) were administered to 90 women with breast cancer, 227 women with fertility problems, and 198 healthy controls. Principal axis factor analysis suggested a one-factor structure with 11 items (breast cancer patients R(2) =.48, α =.87, ICC =.95; women with fertility problems R(2) =.45, α =.89, ICC =.86). Women with fertility problems reported the most concerns (M = 21.8, SD = 9.6), followed by breast cancer patients (M = 14.8, SD = 10.0) and healthy controls (M = 6.4, SD = 7.0). Theoretically related constructs were correlated to the RCS (.33 < r >.73). The RCS seems to be a valid tool for assessing women's reproductive concerns.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Gynaecology , Leiden University Medical Centre , Leiden , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Mirjam M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Garvelink
authors.affiliation: a Department of Gynaecology , Leiden University Medical Centre , Leiden , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Moniek M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: ter Kuile
authors.affiliation: a Department of Gynaecology , Leiden University Medical Centre , Leiden , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Leoni A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Louwé
authors.affiliation: b Department of Gynaecology, Reinier de Graaf Hospital , Delft , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Carina G J M
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Hilders
authors.affiliation: c Department of Medical Decision Making, Leiden University Medical Centre , Leiden , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Stiggelbout
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014175:Translating