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PURPOSE of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the newly adapted German Version of the Social Impact Scale (SIS), a multidimensional questionnaire measuring perceived stigmatization.The SIS was translated into the German language following state-of-the-art criteria and completed in a sample of 139 outpatients with mixed tumor entities. In addition to the SIS-D, participants answered questions about their experience of discrimination and perceived visibility of their disease as well as about illness beliefs and perceptions of cancer control.Comparably to the original scale, exploratory factor analysis resulted in a 4-factor solution and the following dimensions: "social isolation" (Cronbachs α=0.89), "social rejection" (α=0.81), "internalized shame" (α=0.81) and "financial insecurity" (α=0.81).Considering the results of this pilot study, it can be concluded that the German version of the SIS is an instrument measuring perceived stigmatization in cancer patients with very good psychometric properties. However, further validation studies are considered necessary. |
