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Measuring a new facet of post traumatic growth: Development of a scale of physical post traumatic growth in men with prostate cancer.


ABSTRACT: This study developed a measure of physical post traumatic growth (physical post traumatic growth inventory; P-PTGI) in men with prostate cancer.A pool of items was created from themes identified in a qualitative study. A quantitative study was then conducted to assess the psychometric properties of the P-PTGI in a sample of 693 prostate cancer survivors.Tests of dimensionality revealed that the 20-item P-PTGI contained two factors: Health Autonomy and Health Awareness. Results demonstrated that scale score reliability for the P-PTGI and its subscales was excellent. In support of the scale's convergent validity, scores on the P-PTGI correlated positively with mindfulness and quality of life, and correlated negatively with depression and anxiety. A statistically significant correlation between the P-PTGI and another robust indicator of post traumatic growth attests to its concurrent validity.While further investigation of the P-PTGI's psychometric properties is required, preliminary findings are promising.

SUBMITTER: Walsh DMJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5922578 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Measuring a new facet of post traumatic growth: Development of a scale of physical post traumatic growth in men with prostate cancer.

Walsh Deirdre M J DMJ   Groarke Ann Marie AM   Morrison Todd G TG   Durkan Garrett G   Rogers Eamonn E   Sullivan Francis J FJ  

PloS one 20180427 4


<h4>Purpose</h4>This study developed a measure of physical post traumatic growth (physical post traumatic growth inventory; P-PTGI) in men with prostate cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>A pool of items was created from themes identified in a qualitative study. A quantitative study was then conducted to assess the psychometric properties of the P-PTGI in a sample of 693 prostate cancer survivors.<h4>Results</h4>Tests of dimensionality revealed that the 20-item P-PTGI contained two factors: Health Autonomy  ...[more]

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