Latent structure and measurement invariance of the post-traumatic stress Scale-10 in cancer patients
This study recommends excluding items 7 and 9 when using the PTSS-10 in cancer patients, introducing the PTSS-8-CANCER score for the evaluation of PTSS-10 data. For group comparisons, item 4 should also be excluded from scoring. Overall, the study indicates that the PTSS-10 questionnaire, in its original form, lacks the necessary psychometric strength to serve as a reliable screening instrument for post-traumatic stress disorder in cancer patients.
Authors
- Peter Valent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0456-5095)
- Matthias Knefel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0632-0673)
- Elisabeth L. Zeilinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0625-500X)
- Matthias Unseld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1699-9846)
- Sandra Oberleiter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1291-6609)
- Jakob Pietschnig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0222-9557)
- Ingo W. Nader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9673-0360)
- Alexander Gaiger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6340-3446)
- Amelie Fuchs
Institutions
- University of Vienna (AT)
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Age Research (AT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Psychologica
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105653
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00