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Development and Psychometric Validation of the Breast Cancer Stigma Assessment Scale for Women with Breast Cancer and Its Survivors Cenit-García, Judit Buendia Gilabert, Carolina Contreras-Molina, Carmen Fernandez Castillo, Rafael Puente-Fernandez, Daniel Garcia-Caro, Maria Paz Institut Català de la Salut [Cenit-García J] Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, Spain. ibs.GRANADA—Biosanitary Research Institute, Granada, Spain. [Buendia-Gilabert C] Servei d’Oncologia Mèdica, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. [Contreras-Molina C] Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, Spain. [Puente-Fernández D] ibs.GRANADA—Biosanitary Research Institute, Granada, Spain. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. [Fernández-Castillo R] Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. [García-Caro MP] ibs.GRANADA—Biosanitary Research Institute, Granada, Spain. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. CIMCYC—Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center, University of Granada, Granada, Spain Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus Mama - Càncer Psicometria Estigma (Psicologia social) DISEASES::Neoplasms::Neoplasms by Site::Breast Neoplasms PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY::Behavioral Disciplines and Activities::Psychological Tests::Psychometrics NAMED GROUPS::Persons::Survivors::Cancer Survivors PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Behavior::Social Behavior::Social Stigma ENFERMEDADES::neoplasias::neoplasias por localización::neoplasias de la mama PSIQUIATRÍA Y PSICOLOGÍA::disciplinas y actividades conductuales::pruebas psicológicas::psicometría DENOMINACIONES DE GRUPOS::personas::sobrevivientes::supervivientes de cáncer PSIQUIATRÍA Y PSICOLOGÍA::conducta y mecanismos de la conducta::conducta::conducta social::estigma social Neoplàsia de mama; Supervivents de càncer; Estigma social Neoplasia de mama; Supervivientes de cáncer; Estigma social Breast neoplasm; Cancer survivors; Social stigma Background: The increase in breast cancer cases and breast cancer survival makes it advisable to quantify the impact of the health-related stigma of this disease. Purpose/Objectives: To develop and validate a breast cancer stigma scale in Spanish. Methods: Women diagnosed with, or survivors of, breast cancer were included. The development of the Breast Cancer Stigma Assessment Scale (BCSAS) involved both a literature review and personal interviews. Content validity was assessed using a Delphi study and a pilot test; construct validity was evaluated using an exploratory factor analysis; and convergent validity was assessed using six scales. Cronbach’s α internal consistency and test-retest reliability were used to determine the reliability of the scales. Results: 231 women responded to the 28-item scale. The BCSAS showed good reliability, with α = 0.897. Seven factors emerged: concealment (α = 0.765), disturbance (α = 0.772), internalized stigma (α = 0.750), aesthetics (α = 0.779), course (α = 0.599), danger (α = 0.502), and origin (α = 0.350). The test-retest reliability was 0.830 (p < 0.001). Significant correlation was observed with event centrality (r = 0.701), anxiety–depression (r = 0.668), shame (r = 0.645), guilt (r = 0.524), and quality of life (r = −0.545). Conclusions: The BCSAS is a reliable and valid measure of stigma in women with breast cancer and its survivors. It could be useful for detecting stigma risk and establishing psychotherapeutic and care priorities. 2024-03-14T10:01:17Z 2024-03-14T10:01:17Z 2024-02-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Cenit-García J, Buendia-Gilabert C, Contreras-Molina C, Puente-Fernández D, Fernández-Castillo R, García-Caro MP. Development and Psychometric Validation of the Breast Cancer Stigma Assessment Scale for Women with Breast Cancer and Its Survivors. Healthcare. 2024 Feb 6;12(4):420. 2227-9032 https://hdl.handle.net/11351/11189 10.3390/healthcare12040420 38391796 http://hdl.handle.net/11351/11189 eng Healthcare;12(4) https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12040420 Attribution 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf MDPI Scientia