Bahçecioğlu Turan G, Karaman S, Aksoy M. Psychological impact of cancer scale: Turkish validity and reliability study. World J Psychiatry 2023; 13(6): 351-360 [PMID: 37383279 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i6.351]
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Gülcan Bahçecioğlu Turan, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fırat University, Rectorate Campus, Exterior Door No. 2, Elazığ 23100, Turkey. glcnbah@hotmail.com
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Oncology
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Observational Study
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World J Psychiatry. Jun 19, 2023; 13(6): 351-360 Published online Jun 19, 2023. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i6.351
Psychological impact of cancer scale: Turkish validity and reliability study
Gülcan Bahçecioğlu Turan, Seda Karaman, Meyreme Aksoy
Gülcan Bahçecioğlu Turan, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fırat University, Elazığ 23100, Turkey
Seda Karaman, Faculty of Nursing, Atatürk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey
Meyreme Aksoy, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Siirt University, Siirt 56500, Turkey
Author contributions: Gülcan Bahçecioğlu Turan contributed to the conceptualization, methodology, investigation, original draft, review and editing, supervision; Seda Karaman contributed to the conceptualization, investigation, original draft, review and editing, supervision; Meyreme Aksoy contributed to the conceptualization, investigation, data curation, review and editing.
Institutional review board statement: Fırat University Non-Interventional Research Ethics Committee (2020/12 numbered) approved the study. Official permission was taken through e-mail from the researcher who developed the scale for adapting the scale into Turkish and using the scale in the study. Helsinki Declaration of Human Rights was adhered to while carrying out the study. Verbal consent was taken from study participants after the aim of the study was explained.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There was no commercial involvement in the conduct of this study. Also, none of the authors are members of the editorial board.
Data sharing statement: The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author.
Corresponding author: Gülcan Bahçecioğlu Turan, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fırat University, Rectorate Campus, Exterior Door No. 2, Elazığ 23100, Turkey. glcnbah@hotmail.com
Received: January 4, 2023 Peer-review started: January 4, 2023 First decision: February 8, 2023 Revised: February 12, 2023 Accepted: April 25, 2023 Article in press: April 25, 2023 Published online: June 19, 2023 Processing time: 165 Days and 23 Hours
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
Cancer patients develop emotional, psychological and behavioural reactions before diagnosis, during diagnosis, during treatment, after treatment, during disease progression and during terminal /palliative periods.
Research motivation
Turkish scale adaptation.
Research objectives
To analyze the Turkish adaptation of The Psychological Impact of Cancer Scale (PICS).
Research methods
This methodological study was conducted with 257 cancer patients.
Research results
Cronbach Alpha value was 0.844. Exploratory factor analysis and Confirmatory factor analysis showed that Turkish form of 12-item and 4-factor.
Research conclusions
PICS Turkish version has acceptable validity. PICS is homogeneous and consistent for Turkish society. Healthcare professionals can use PICS.
Research perspectives
The use of the scale will be useful in evaluating the psychological impact of cancer on Turkish patients.
