Open AccessDevelopment and Validation of a Fertility Intention Scale in Breast Cancer Survivors
Author(s) -
Chin-Ching Li,
ShengMiauh Huang,
Jerry ChengYen Lai,
Yvonne Hsiung,
Yiheng Chen,
ChingFang Lee
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of nursing research/the journal of nursing research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1948-965X
pISSN - 1682-3141
DOI - 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000223
Subject(s) - construct validity , breast cancer , fertility , cronbach's alpha , content validity , scale (ratio) , psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , gynecology , cancer , psychometrics , population , environmental health , physics , quantum mechanics
Evidence indicates that breast cancer survivors with reproductive concerns have a poorer quality of life than survivors without fertility concerns. There is a lack of reliable and valid assessments of fertility intention among breast cancer survivors.