Open AccessSexual Adjustment and Body Image Scale (SABIS): A New Measure for Breast Cancer Patients
Author(s) -
Dalton E. Jane,
Rasmussen Valaire Naisbitt,
Classen Catherine C.,
Grumann Mareile,
Palesh Oxana Gronskaya,
Zarcone Julia,
Kraemer Helena C.,
Kirshner Jeffrey J.,
Colman Lauren K.,
Morrow Gary R.,
Spiegel David
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the breast journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1524-4741
pISSN - 1075-122X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2009.00718.x
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , breast cancer , human sexuality , scale (ratio) , cancer , clinical psychology , gynecology , psychiatry , gender studies , physics , quantum mechanics , sociology
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a self‐report measure of body image and sexual adjustment in breast cancer patients: the Sexual Adjustment and Body Image Scale (SABIS). Three hundred and fifty three women diagnosed with primary breast cancer that had completed initial surgical treatment completed the SABIS and five measures of psychological, psychosocial, and sexual functioning. Psychometric properties of the SABIS were examined and it was found to be a reliable and valid means of assessing body image and sexuality in breast cancer patients following surgery.