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

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 anxiet

SUBMITTER: Walsh DMJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5922578 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature