Dataset Information
Measuring a new facet of post traumatic growth: Development of a scale of physical post traumatic growth in men with prostate cancer.
Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT: Purpose
This study developed a measure of physical post traumatic growth (physical post traumatic growth inventory; P-PTGI) in men with prostate cancer.Methods
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.Results
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.Conclusions
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
Publications
Measuring a new facet of post traumatic growth: Development of a scale of physical post traumatic growth in men with prostate cancer.
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]