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Development and Validation of the Self-care Agency Scale for Cancer Patients under Treatment Yoshida, Kumiko 35574 Kanda, Kiyoko 35575 self-care agency scale cancer patients Journal Article Purpose/Objectives:This study was aimed at developing a reliable scale for assessing the self-care agency of cancerpatients under treatment.Design:A cross-sectional study was performed.M ethods:The study involved patients with cancer who were receiving care on an outpatient basis at 4 hospitals inthe Kanto/Shinetsu Districts of Japan. The items of the Self-care Agency Scale for Cancer Patients under Treatment(SAC) were developed using a qualitative study. The main research variables that were analyzed were obtainedfrom a temporary questionnaire, the Self-Care Agency Questionnaire for Patients with Chronic Illness, and theFunctional Assessment of Cancer Therapy General. After an item analysis,the construct validity was assessed usinga confirmatory factor analysis, followed by an analysis of the scale’s reliability and criterion validity.Findings:A convenience sample of 303 cancer patients was utilized. The fitness indices for the scale were as follows:Goodness of Fit Index (GFI)＝0.911;Adjusted GFI＝0.878. The Cronbach αcoefficient was 0.900. The SAC wasdeveloped as a secondary factor model that included 3 factors and 15 items. The results of evaluation using thisscale were significantly correlated with those of extermal standards.Conclusions:The SAC’s construct validity, criterion validity, and reliability were all confirmed. journal article 北関東医学会 2017-02-01 2017-03-27 VoR application/pdf The Kitakanto medical journal = 北関東医学 1 67 13 21 1343-2826 AN10585677 https://gunma-u.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/8795/files/67_13.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10087/10918 https://gunma-u.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/8795 eng