title: Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Cancer Stigma Scale.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In this study the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Cancer Stigma Scale (KCSS) was evaluated.
  
  
  METHODS
  The KCSS was formed through translation and modification of Cataldo Lung Cancer Stigma Scale. The KCSS, Psychological Symptom Inventory (PSI), and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire - Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) were administered to 247 men and women diagnosed with one of the five major cancers. Construct validity, item convergent and discriminant validity, concurrent validity, known-group validity, and internal consistency reliability of the KCSS were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Exploratory factor analysis supported the construct validity with a six-factor solution; that explained 65.7% of the total variance. The six-factor model was validated by confirmatory factor analysis (Q (χ²/df)= 2.28, GFI=.84, AGFI=.81, NFI=.80, TLI=.86, RMR=.03, and RMSEA=.07). Concurrent validity was demonstrated with the QLQ-C30 (global: r=-.44; functional: r=-.19; symptom: r=.42). The KCSS had known-group validity. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the 24 items was .89.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study suggest that the 24-item KCSS has relatively acceptable reliability and validity and can be used in clinical research to assess cancer stigma and its impacts on health-related quality of life in Korean cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Chonnam Research Institute of Nursing Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyang Sook
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: So
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Kwangju Women's University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Myeong Jeong
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing · Research Institute of Nursing Science, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea. tcellkim@jbnu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Hye Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D012929:Psychological Distance; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012934:Social Isolation; D057545:Social Stigma; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Neoplasms; Social stigma; Validity and reliability