| Autor: |
Zhang Z; Department of Oncology, 1st Affiliated Hospital, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453100, China.; Department of Community Health, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas 13200, Malaysia., Azman N; Division of Research and Networking, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas 13200, Malaysia., Eyu HT; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras 56000, Malaysia., Nik Jaafar NR; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras 56000, Malaysia., Mohd Salleh Sahimi H; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras 56000, Malaysia., Mohamad Yunus MR; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras 56000, Malaysia., Mohd Shariff N; Department of Community Health, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas 13200, Malaysia., Hami R; Department of Community Health, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas 13200, Malaysia., Mansor NS; Department of Community Health, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas 13200, Malaysia., Lu P; Department of Oncology, 1st Affiliated Hospital, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453100, China., Leong Bin Abdullah MFI; Department of Community Health, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas 13200, Malaysia. |
| Abstrakt: |
The assessment of stigma among cancer patients is of the utmost importance as stigma may lead to various psychological sequelae and a lower quality of life. This study aimed to translate the English version of the Shame and Stigma Scale (SSS) into Malay and validate the Malay version of the SSS (SSS-M) to assess the degree of stigma among cancer patients in Malaysia. Initially, the concurrent translation and back translation of the SSS-M were performed, and the face and content validity were assessed. Subsequently, the SSS-M was administered to a total of 234 patients with mixed types of cancer to assess its reliability (internal consistency and test-retest reliability), construct validity (convergent and discriminant validity), and conduct an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The SSS-M total score registered a good internal consistency (a Cronbach's α of 0.881) and test-retest reliability (an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.876, p < 0.001). The EFA and CFA confirmed that the SSS-M consisted of 16 items in 3 domains. Its convergent and discriminant validity were achieved. Hence, the SSS-M demonstrated good psychometric properties and is available for use to assess stigma among cancer patients in Malaysia. |
