Ando Laboratory, Advanced Research Centers, Keio University, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Showa University School of Dentistry, Oota-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Palliat Support Care. 2011 Jun;9(2):165-72. doi: 10.1017/S1478951511000034.
This study assessed the factor structure, internal consistency, and concurrent and discriminant validity of a scale used to measure social distress in Japanese head and neck cancer outpatients with facial disfigurement.
The sample included 225 Japanese outpatients with head and neck cancer, including 129 patients with facial disfigurement. Participants' level of social distress was assessed through our scale, the European Organization for Research and Treatment Cancer questionnaire (EORTC) QLQ-H&N35 and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS).
Factor analyses confirmed the structure of two subscales of the social distress scale. Social distress was significantly correlated with the social contact subscale of the EORTC QLQ-H&N35 and the HADS.
Results demonstrated preliminary reliability and validity of the social distress scale. This scale may extend social adjustment research by revealing its determinants and effects for head and neck cancer with facial disfigurement in Japan.
本研究评估了用于测量日本颜面毁容的头颈部癌症门诊患者社交困扰的量表的因子结构、内部一致性以及同时和判别效度。
样本包括 225 名日本头颈部癌症门诊患者，其中 129 名患者存在颜面毁容。通过我们的量表、欧洲癌症研究与治疗组织（EORTC）QLQ-H&N35 问卷和医院焦虑抑郁量表（HADS）评估患者的社交困扰程度。
因子分析证实了社交困扰量表的两个分量表的结构。社交困扰与 EORTC QLQ-H&N35 的社会接触分量表和 HADS 显著相关。
结果表明社交困扰量表具有初步的可靠性和有效性。该量表可能通过揭示日本颜面毁容的头颈部癌症患者的社交困扰的决定因素和影响，从而扩展社会适应研究。
