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Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer 2/2015

01-02-2015 | Original Article

The Spanish version of the Body Image Scale (S-BIS): psychometric properties in a sample of breast and gynaecological cancer patients

Authors: Paloma Gómez-Campelo, Carmen Bragado-Álvarez, M. José Hernández-Lloreda, M. Luisa Sánchez-Bernardos

Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Issue 2/2015

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study is to develop a Spanish version of the Body Image Scale (Hopwood et al. Eur J Cancer 37(2):189–197, 2001) and to analyze its psychometric properties in a sample of women with breast or gynaecological cancer.

Methods

The Spanish version of the Body Image Scale was developed using a forward and backward translation technique . A total sample of 100 women who had undergone radical surgery for breast (n = 50) or gynaecological cancer (n = 50) completed the scale.

Results

Factor analysis resulted in a single-factor solution, both in the total sample and in the two subgroups, accounting for >76 % variance. Internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) was 0.960. The Spanish version of the Body Image Scale correlated negatively with self-esteem (r = −0.733), quality of life (r = −0.632) and age (r = −0.643) and positively with depression (r = 0.832) and anxiety (r = 0.564); all p values <0.01.

Conclusions

To our knowledge, this is the first study that provides a Spanish version of the Body Image Scale. Our results show a stable factorial structure between samples with a single-factor solution and good psychometric properties, suggesting that it is a suitable tool for measuring body image concerns among Spanish-speaking cancer patients. Its brevity and comprehensibility allow a quick assessment both in clinical and research settings.
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Metadata
Title
The Spanish version of the Body Image Scale (S-BIS): psychometric properties in a sample of breast and gynaecological cancer patients
Authors
Paloma Gómez-Campelo
Carmen Bragado-Álvarez
M. José Hernández-Lloreda
M. Luisa Sánchez-Bernardos
Publication date
01-02-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Supportive Care in Cancer / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-014-2383-0

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