Reliability and validity of an observer-rated disfigurement scale for head and neck cancer patients
✍ Scribed by Mark R. Katz; Jonathan C. Irish; Gerald M. Devins; Gary M. Rodin; Patrick J. Gullane
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 121 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
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✦ Synopsis
Background. Facial disfigurement is considered to be one of the most distressing aspects of head and neck cancer and its treatment, but it has been the focus of little systematic study. Existing studies have yielded conflicting results about the psychosocial impact of disfigurement. No studies to date have examined disfigurement using a valid and reliable observer-rated measure. The purpose of the current study was to examine the validity (convergent and discriminant) and the inter-rater reliability of a novel nine-point observer-rated disfigurement scale.