title: Fatalism Revisited: Further Psychometric Testing Across Two Studies.
abstract: Cancer fatalism may impact outcomes, particularly for African American (AA) women with breast cancer (BrCa). We examined the psychometrics of the modified Powe Fatalism Inventory in sample of AA women with BrCa from two studies. Only the predetermination and God's will items satisfy the conditions to be classified as a strong subscale. Our analysis identified that five items had strong psychometric properties for measuring fatalism for AA women with BrCa. However, these items do not include all the defining attributes of fatalism. A strong measure of fatalism strengthens our understanding of how this concept influences AA patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, 1601 Greene Street, Room 617, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA. heineys@mailbox.sc.edu.
authors.forename: Sue P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Heiney
authors.affiliation: Emory Healthcare, 235 Peachtree Street NE, North Tower, 5th Floor, Room 531, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gullatte
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, 1601 Greene Street, Room 302-F, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
authors.forename: Pearman D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Hayne
authors.affiliation: , Lilburn, GA, 30047, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Powe
authors.affiliation: Department of Statistics, University of South Carolina, 1523 Greene Street, Room 208-A, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Habing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D012067:Religion; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: African American; Breast cancer; Cancer fatalism; Scale validation