Persian version of functional assessment of cancer therapy-breast (FACT-B) scale: Confirmatory factor analysis and psychometric properties

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 3799-3803

  Patoo, Mozhgan ^a   Allahyari, Abbas Ali ^a   Moradi, Ali Reza ^b   Payandeh, Mehrdad ^c  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; FACT B scale; HRQoL; Iran; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER STAGING; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PERSIA; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930159513     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.9.3799     Document Type: Article

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