Measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the TOMBOLA trial: psychometric properties of the Process and Outcome Specific Measure (POSM)
Background There is a need for an instrument to measure the psychosocial burden of receiving an abnormal cervical cytology result which can be used regardless of the clinical management women receive. Methods 3331 women completed the POSM as part of baseline psychosocial assessment in a trial of...
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| author | Rothnie, Kieran Cotton, Seonaidh C. Fielding, Shona Gray, Nicola M. Little, Julian Cruickshank, Margaret E. Walker, Leslie G. Avis, Mark Sharp, Linda |
| author_facet | Rothnie, Kieran Cotton, Seonaidh C. Fielding, Shona Gray, Nicola M. Little, Julian Cruickshank, Margaret E. Walker, Leslie G. Avis, Mark Sharp, Linda |
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| description | Background
There is a need for an instrument to measure the psychosocial burden of receiving an abnormal cervical cytology result which can be used regardless of the clinical management women receive.
Methods
3331 women completed the POSM as part of baseline psychosocial assessment in a trial of management of low grade cervical cytological abnormalities. Factor analysis and reliability assessment of the POSM were conducted.
Results
Two factors were extracted from the POSM: Factor 1, containing items related to worry; and Factor 2 containing items relating to satisfaction with information and support received and change in the way women felt about themselves. Factor 1 had good reliability (Cronbach’s alpha 0.769), however reliability of the Factor 2 was poorer (0.482). Data collected at four subsequent time points demonstrated that the factor structure was stable over time.
Conclusion
This study demonstrates the presence and reliability of a scale measuring worries within the POSM. This analysis will inform its future use in this population and in other related contexts. |
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| spelling | nottingham-298072020-05-04T20:12:40Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29807/ Measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the TOMBOLA trial: psychometric properties of the Process and Outcome Specific Measure (POSM) Rothnie, Kieran Cotton, Seonaidh C. Fielding, Shona Gray, Nicola M. Little, Julian Cruickshank, Margaret E. Walker, Leslie G. Avis, Mark Sharp, Linda Background There is a need for an instrument to measure the psychosocial burden of receiving an abnormal cervical cytology result which can be used regardless of the clinical management women receive. Methods 3331 women completed the POSM as part of baseline psychosocial assessment in a trial of management of low grade cervical cytological abnormalities. Factor analysis and reliability assessment of the POSM were conducted. Results Two factors were extracted from the POSM: Factor 1, containing items related to worry; and Factor 2 containing items relating to satisfaction with information and support received and change in the way women felt about themselves. Factor 1 had good reliability (Cronbach’s alpha 0.769), however reliability of the Factor 2 was poorer (0.482). Data collected at four subsequent time points demonstrated that the factor structure was stable over time. Conclusion This study demonstrates the presence and reliability of a scale measuring worries within the POSM. This analysis will inform its future use in this population and in other related contexts. BioMed Central 2014-12 Article PeerReviewed Rothnie, Kieran, Cotton, Seonaidh C., Fielding, Shona, Gray, Nicola M., Little, Julian, Cruickshank, Margaret E., Walker, Leslie G., Avis, Mark and Sharp, Linda (2014) Measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the TOMBOLA trial: psychometric properties of the Process and Outcome Specific Measure (POSM). Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 12 (1). 154/1-154/9. ISSN 1477-7525 Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; questionnaires; factor analysis; psychosocial distress http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-014-0154-8/fulltext.html doi:10.1186/s12955-014-0154-8 doi:10.1186/s12955-014-0154-8 |
| spellingShingle | Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; questionnaires; factor analysis; psychosocial distress Rothnie, Kieran Cotton, Seonaidh C. Fielding, Shona Gray, Nicola M. Little, Julian Cruickshank, Margaret E. Walker, Leslie G. Avis, Mark Sharp, Linda Measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the TOMBOLA trial: psychometric properties of the Process and Outcome Specific Measure (POSM) |
| title | Measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the TOMBOLA trial: psychometric properties of the Process and Outcome Specific Measure (POSM) |
| title_full | Measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the TOMBOLA trial: psychometric properties of the Process and Outcome Specific Measure (POSM) |
| title_fullStr | Measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the TOMBOLA trial: psychometric properties of the Process and Outcome Specific Measure (POSM) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the TOMBOLA trial: psychometric properties of the Process and Outcome Specific Measure (POSM) |
| title_short | Measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the TOMBOLA trial: psychometric properties of the Process and Outcome Specific Measure (POSM) |
| title_sort | measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the tombola trial: psychometric properties of the process and outcome specific measure (posm) |
| topic | Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; questionnaires; factor analysis; psychosocial distress |
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