Ovarian and cervical cancer awareness: development of two validated measurement tools.
J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care
; 38(3): 167-74, 2012 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of the study was to develop and validate measures of awareness of symptoms and risk factors for ovarian and cervical cancer (Ovarian and Cervical Cancer Awareness Measures).METHODS:
Potentially relevant items were extracted from the literature and generated by experts. Four validation studies were carried out to establish reliability and validity. Women aged 21-67 years (n=146) and ovarian and cervical cancer experts (n=32) were included in the studies. Internal reliability was assessed psychometrically. Test-retest reliability was assessed over a 1-week interval. To establish construct validity, Cancer Awareness Measure (CAM) scores of cancer experts were compared with equally well-educated comparison groups. Sensitivity to change was tested by randomly assigning participants to read either a leaflet giving information about ovarian/cervical cancer or a leaflet with control information, and then completing the ovarian/cervical CAM.RESULTS:
Internal reliability (Cronbach's α=0.88 for the ovarian CAM and α=0.84 for the cervical CAM) and test-retest reliability (r=0.84 and r=0.77 for the ovarian and cervical CAMs, respectively) were both high. Validity was demonstrated with cancer experts achieving higher scores than controls [ovarian CAM t(36)= -5.6, p<0.001; cervical CAM t(38)= -3.7, p=0.001], and volunteers who were randomised to read a cancer leaflet scored higher than those who received a control leaflet [ovarian CAM t(49)=7.5, p<0.001; cervical CAM t(48)= -5.5, p<0.001].CONCLUSIONS:
This study demonstrates the psychometric properties of the ovarian and cervical CAMs and supports their utility in assessing ovarian and cervical cancer awareness in the general population.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Ováricas
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Concienciación
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Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA REPRODUTIVA
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SERVICOS DE PLANEJAMENTO FAMILIAR
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido