EstabLishment of seLf-management behavior scaLe for Lung cancer patients after radiotherapy / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To preliminarily explore the distribution of factors in the self-management behavior scale for lung cancer patients after radiotherapy, and analyze the reliability and validity. In order to provide scientific quantitative tools for the evaluation and determination of self-management behavior of patients with lung cancer. Methods Research group made the initial scale through literature methodology, semi-structured interviews method and expert consultation. A total of 189 inpatients were admitted. The reliability and validity of the scale were examined by exploratory factor analysis. ResuLts The self-management behavior scale for lung cancer patients after radiotherapy included 4 dimensions and 25 entries. The coherence value of this scale was 0.78 and the average scale-level content validity index was 0.95. Principal component analysis and maximum variance orthogonal rotation analysis were used to extract 5 common factors, and the cumulative variance contribution rate was 60.162%. Factor 4 and factor 5 were similar in meaning and contained only two entries, so merged the two factors. Criterion related degree was 0.579, the standard total Cronbach α coefficient was 0.828, the split-half reliability was 0.778. ConcLusions The self-management behavior scale for lung cancer patients after radiotherapy has good reliability and validity, and the scale can be preliminarily applied to the self-management behavior comprehensive evaluation of patients with lung cancer radiotherapy.