Journal of Cancer Education
Cross-Cultural Validation of the 11-Item Frommelt Attitude Toward the Care of the Dying Scale Among U.S. Preclinical Medical Students
Abstract Positive attitudes toward caring for dying patients are core competencies in medical education and particularly relevant to cancer education, where physicians must be prepared for communication, symptom management, and end-of-life decision-making. The Frommelt Attitude Toward the Care of the Dying (FATCOD) scale is widely used to assess these attitudes, yet the original 30-item version has shown psychometric limitations across cultures. This study examined the factorial structure and measurement properties …