Research Article

Assessing Hereditary Cancer Awareness among Medical Faculty Students: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Hereditary Cancer Awareness Scale

Volume: 23 Number: 70 August 31, 2024
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Assessing Hereditary Cancer Awareness among Medical Faculty Students: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Hereditary Cancer Awareness Scale

Abstract

Purpose: Cancer is the first or second leading cause of death in Worldwide. About 5 percent to 10 percent of most all cancers are caused by inherited mutations. This rate is up to 50 per cent in some cancers. Medical faculty graduates are the first group in contact with patients compared to specialized physicians. The level of knowledge or awareness of this group about familial inherited cancers is important in terms of early detection of cancer in the community. The main purpose of the study was to develop a cancer awareness scale in medical students and to test its validity, reliability and item analysis Methods: This scale was developed by three methods. Firstly Exploratory Factor Analysis, secondly Confirmatory Factor Analysis and finally Reliability and Item Analysis. Results: The Hereditary Cancer Awareness Scale (HCAS) is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the awareness of Hereditary cancer among medical students. Conclusions: The use of this scale in medical education and in the design of cancer awareness programs is important in terms of increasing awareness of cancer and preventing familial hereditary cancer in the future

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Medical Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 31, 2024

Submission Date

June 3, 2024

Acceptance Date

July 24, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 23 Number: 70

APA
Demiray, A., & Atak, H. (2024). Assessing Hereditary Cancer Awareness among Medical Faculty Students: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Hereditary Cancer Awareness Scale. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası, 23(70), 137-152. https://doi.org/10.25282/ted.1495091
AMA
1.Demiray A, Atak H. Assessing Hereditary Cancer Awareness among Medical Faculty Students: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Hereditary Cancer Awareness Scale. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası. 2024;23(70):137-152. doi:10.25282/ted.1495091
Chicago
Demiray, Aydın, and Hasan Atak. 2024. “Assessing Hereditary Cancer Awareness Among Medical Faculty Students: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Hereditary Cancer Awareness Scale”. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası 23 (70): 137-52. https://doi.org/10.25282/ted.1495091.
EndNote
Demiray A, Atak H (August 1, 2024) Assessing Hereditary Cancer Awareness among Medical Faculty Students: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Hereditary Cancer Awareness Scale. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası 23 70 137–152.
IEEE
[1]A. Demiray and H. Atak, “Assessing Hereditary Cancer Awareness among Medical Faculty Students: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Hereditary Cancer Awareness Scale”, Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası, vol. 23, no. 70, pp. 137–152, Aug. 2024, doi: 10.25282/ted.1495091.
ISNAD
Demiray, Aydın - Atak, Hasan. “Assessing Hereditary Cancer Awareness Among Medical Faculty Students: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Hereditary Cancer Awareness Scale”. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası 23/70 (August 1, 2024): 137-152. https://doi.org/10.25282/ted.1495091.
JAMA
1.Demiray A, Atak H. Assessing Hereditary Cancer Awareness among Medical Faculty Students: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Hereditary Cancer Awareness Scale. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası. 2024;23:137–152.
MLA
Demiray, Aydın, and Hasan Atak. “Assessing Hereditary Cancer Awareness Among Medical Faculty Students: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Hereditary Cancer Awareness Scale”. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası, vol. 23, no. 70, Aug. 2024, pp. 137-52, doi:10.25282/ted.1495091.
Vancouver
1.Aydın Demiray, Hasan Atak. Assessing Hereditary Cancer Awareness among Medical Faculty Students: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Hereditary Cancer Awareness Scale. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası. 2024 Aug. 1;23(70):137-52. doi:10.25282/ted.1495091