The Croatian version of the Body Image Scale: translation and validation

The Croatian version of the Body Image Scale: translation and validation

To validate the Croatian translation of the Body Image Scale in breast cancer and chronic kidney disease patients. The scale was administered to 172 breast cancer patients and to 89 chronic kidney disease patients. Measures of depression and anxiety were used to assess the convergent validity. Both...

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Published in:Croatian Medical Journal Vol. 62; no. 6; pp. 598 - 605
Main Authors: Milić Vranješ, Iva, Podgornjak, Matea, Milić, Jakov, Šijan, Ivona, Jakab, Jelena, Krajina, Ivana, Zibar, Lada, Heffer, Marija
Format: Journal Article Paper
Language:English
Published: Croatia Sveuciliste U Zagrebu 01-12-2021
Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci
Croatian Medical Schools
Subjects:
Anxiety
Body Image
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Cancer patients
Depression, Mental
Evaluation
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Mastectomy
Mental health surveys
Psychological aspects
Psychometrics
Quality of Life
Reproducibility of Results
Risk factors
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Croatia
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Summary:To validate the Croatian translation of the Body Image Scale in breast cancer and chronic kidney disease patients. The scale was administered to 172 breast cancer patients and to 89 chronic kidney disease patients. Measures of depression and anxiety were used to assess the convergent validity. Both groups were divided based on their treatment types. In both samples, the scale showed high internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha 0.958 for breast cancer patients, 0.855 for chronic kidney disease patients) item-total correlations (0.72-0.88 for breast cancer patients, 0.46-0.65 for chronic kidney disease patients), and convergent validity. In the breast cancer group, the factor analysis showed a single-factor solution, while in the chronic kidney disease group it showed a two-factor solution. Good discriminant validity was obtained among breast cancer patients, with patients who underwent complete mastectomy scoring higher than patients who underwent partial mastectomy. The scale showed no discriminant validity among chronic kidney disease patients. The Croatian BIS shows good psychometric properties.
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ISSN:0353-9504
1332-8166
DOI:10.3325/CMJ.2021.62.598