Development of a questionnaire measure of adjustment to cancer: the MAC scale
Psychological MedicinePublished 1 February 1988
Maggie Watson, Steven Greer, Duncan Young, Qulsoom Inayat, Caroline Burgess, B. Robertson
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The Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale has been completed by 235 patients with various types and stages of cancer and data relating to reliability and internal consistency indicate that the MAC scale is a valuable research tool for clinical studies of patients' psychological adjustment to cancer.
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This paper describes the development of a self-rating scale to measure adjustment to cancer. The Mental Adjustment to Cancer (MAC) Scale has been completed by 235 patients with various types and stages of cancer. It is easily understood by, and acceptable to, patients. Data relating to reliability and internal consistency indicate that the MAC scale is a valuable research tool for clinical studies of patients' psychological adjustment to cancer.
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