Validity and Reliability of The Cancer Loneliness and The Cancer-Related Negative Social Expectations Scale

Authors : Ebru KARA, İlgün ÖZEN ÇINAR

Pages : 392-403

Doi:10.21449/ijate.711073

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Publication Date : 2020-09-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :There is a need for cancer-specific tools to evaluate loneliness and cancer-related negative social expectations before developing interventions for cancer patients. The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Cancer Loneliness and the Cancer-related Negative Social Expectations Scale. Data were collected from 300 cancer patients registered to an oncology outpatient clinic of a University Hospital for this methodological study. In the data collection, Patient Information Form, Cancer Loneliness Scale and Cancer-related Negative Social Expectations Scale and the General Loneliness Scale were used. The Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient of the Cancer Loneliness Scale was found to be .88, Spearman-Brown correlation value was found to be .81, CFI, .98, GFI, .96,
Keywords : Cancer, Loneliness, Negative Social Expectation, Validity, Reliability