The Korean Version of the Body Image Scale

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Jan 24, 2013 - group, mastectomy subgroup, and oncoplastic surgery subgroup. Difference between the mastectomy subgroup and oncoplastic surgery.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4306/pi.2013.10.1.26

The Korean Version of the Body Image Scale-Reliability and Validity in a Sample of Breast Cancer Patients Dongwoo Khang1, Hyo-Deog Rim1  and Jungmin Woo2 Department of Psychiatry, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea Department of Psychiatry, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea

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ObjectiveaaThe Body Image Scale (BIS) developed in collaboration with the European Organization for Research and Treatment of

Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Study Group is a brief questionnaire for measuring body image concerns in patients with cancer. This study sought to assess the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Body Image Scale (K-BIS). MethodsaaThe participants consisted of 155 postoperative breast cancer patients (56 breast conserving surgery, 56 mastectomy, and 43 oncoplastic surgery). Subjects were evaluated using the K-BIS, the Body-Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Abbreviated Version (WHOQOL-BREF). Test-retest reliability and internal consistency were examined as a measure of reliability and validity was evaluated by convergent validity, discriminant validity and factor analysis. ResultsaaCronbach’s α value was 0.943. The total score of the K-BIS was negatively correlated with the BESAA (r=0.301, p