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Development of the facial skin care index: a health-related outcomes index for skin cancer patients. Dermatol Surg 2006 Jul;32(7):924-34; discussion 934

Date

08/01/2006

Pubmed ID

16875475

Pubmed Central ID

PMC1810190

DOI

10.1111/j.1524-4725.2006.32197.x

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-33745839340 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   39 Citations

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Existing health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) tools do not appear to capture patients' specific skin cancer concerns.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the conceptual foundation, item generation, reduction process, and reliability testing for the Facial Skin Cancer Index (FSCI), a HRQOL outcomes tool for skin cancer researchers and clinicians.

METHODS: Participants in Phases I to III consisted of adult patients (N=134) diagnosed with biopsy-proven nonmelanoma cervicofacial skin cancer. Data were collected via self-report surveys and clinical records.

RESULTS: Seventy-one distinct items were generated in Phase I and rated for their importance by an independent sample during Phase II; 36 items representing six theoretical HRQOL domains were retained. Test-retest I results indicated that four subscales showed adequate reliability coefficients (alpha=0.60 to 0.91). Twenty-six items remained for test-retest II. Results indicated excellent internal consistency for emotional, social, appearance, and modified financial/work subscales (range 0.79 to 0.95); test-retest correlation coefficients were consistent across time (range 0.81 to 0.97; lifestyle omitted).

CONCLUSION: Pretesting afforded the opportunity to select items that optimally met our a priori conceptual and psychometric criteria for high data quality. Phase IV testing (validity and sensitivity before surgery and 4 months after Mohs micrographic surgery) for the 20-item FSCI is under way.

Author List

Matthews BA, Rhee JS, Neuburg M, Burzynski ML, Nattinger AB

Authors

Ann B. Nattinger MD, MPH Associate Provost, Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
John S. Rhee MD Chair, Professor in the Otolaryngology department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Basal Cell
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Face
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mohs Surgery
Quality of Life
Reproducibility of Results
Severity of Illness Index
Skin Neoplasms
Surveys and Questionnaires