Development and preliminary psychometric evaluation of a patient-reported outcome measure for lung cancer stigma: The Lung Cancer Stigma Inventory (LCSI).

INTRODUCTION: Among patients with lung cancer, stigma is associated with negative psychosocial and behavioral outcomes. There is a need to develop psychometrically robust patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures for stigma that incorporate perspectives of patients diagnosed with lung cancer. As part of our multi-phase process of measure development and validation, we report on scale formation and preliminary psychometric evaluation of the Lung Cancer Stigma Inventory (LCSI). METHOD: =20) feedback. Phase III focused on initial psychometric scale evaluation in a unique sample of 231 lung cancer patients. RESULTS: = 0.58, p< 0.001). DISCUSSION: (LCSI). Subsequent work will be conducted to establish further evidence of validity and clinically meaningful change.