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Article: Measuring quality of life of Chinese cancer patients: A validation of the Chinese version of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) scale

TitleMeasuring quality of life of Chinese cancer patients: A validation of the Chinese version of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) scale
Authors
KeywordsBreast
Cancer
Chinese
Cultural equivalence
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT- G)
Head and neck
Liver
Lung
Nasopharyngeal
Quality of life
Issue Date2000
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/28741
Citation
Cancer, 2000, v. 88 n. 7, p. 1715-1727 How to Cite?
AbstractBACKGROUND. Few cancer specific quality-of-life (QoL) measures from the West have been translated for use with Chinese-speaking patients, and no substantial validation of these translations with adequately large cohorts has been published previously, to the authors' knowledge. The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) is a well-validated QoL instrument that is specific to cancer patients. The scale was translated into Chinese and the psychometric properties of this translated scale (FACT-G [Ch]) were tested with a Chinese sample in Hong Kong, China. METHODS. A total of 1262 Chinese cancer patients were selected in 3 samples from 5 Hong Kong regional hospitals. Quantitative and qualitative data were used to assess the cultural equivalence, factor structure, reliability, and validity of the FACT-G (Ch). RESULTS. Focus group discussions indicated that the FACT-G was seen as covering QoL domains identified as important and relevant to Chinese cancer patients, though in some respects it was seen as having limited scope in this sample. Psychometrically, the factor structure of the FACT-G deviated from that of the original work. The FACT-G (Ch) bad acceptable reliability (Cronbach alpha 0.85). The convergent validity of the FACT-G (Ch) with a generic QoL measure (WHO-QOL-BREF[HK]) was 0.72 (P < 0.001), and divergent validity showed low correlations of less than 0.15 (P < 0.05) with non-QoL measures. CONCLUSIONS. Focus group data indicated that the FACT-G translation into Chinese was seen as a conceptually relevant and moderately sufficient QoL measure. Psychometrically, the instrument had acceptable properties, but conceptual differences from the original version were suggested. Although more work is needed to increase its adequacy, the translated scale has reasonable utility for use with Chinese populations in clinical settings. (C) 2000 American Cancer Society.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86589
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dc.contributor.authorYu, CLMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFielding, Ren_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, CLWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTse, VKCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChoi, PHKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLau, WHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChoy, DTKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorO, SKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLee, AWMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSham, JSTen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:18:53Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:18:53Z-
dc.date.issued2000en_HK
dc.identifier.citationCancer, 2000, v. 88 n. 7, p. 1715-1727en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0008-543Xen_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86589-
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND. Few cancer specific quality-of-life (QoL) measures from the West have been translated for use with Chinese-speaking patients, and no substantial validation of these translations with adequately large cohorts has been published previously, to the authors' knowledge. The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) is a well-validated QoL instrument that is specific to cancer patients. The scale was translated into Chinese and the psychometric properties of this translated scale (FACT-G [Ch]) were tested with a Chinese sample in Hong Kong, China. METHODS. A total of 1262 Chinese cancer patients were selected in 3 samples from 5 Hong Kong regional hospitals. Quantitative and qualitative data were used to assess the cultural equivalence, factor structure, reliability, and validity of the FACT-G (Ch). RESULTS. Focus group discussions indicated that the FACT-G was seen as covering QoL domains identified as important and relevant to Chinese cancer patients, though in some respects it was seen as having limited scope in this sample. Psychometrically, the factor structure of the FACT-G deviated from that of the original work. The FACT-G (Ch) bad acceptable reliability (Cronbach alpha 0.85). The convergent validity of the FACT-G (Ch) with a generic QoL measure (WHO-QOL-BREF[HK]) was 0.72 (P < 0.001), and divergent validity showed low correlations of less than 0.15 (P < 0.05) with non-QoL measures. CONCLUSIONS. Focus group data indicated that the FACT-G translation into Chinese was seen as a conceptually relevant and moderately sufficient QoL measure. Psychometrically, the instrument had acceptable properties, but conceptual differences from the original version were suggested. Although more work is needed to increase its adequacy, the translated scale has reasonable utility for use with Chinese populations in clinical settings. (C) 2000 American Cancer Society.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/28741en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofCanceren_HK
dc.rightsCancer. Copyright © John Wiley & Sons, Inc.en_HK
dc.subjectBreasten_HK
dc.subjectCanceren_HK
dc.subjectChineseen_HK
dc.subjectCultural equivalenceen_HK
dc.subjectFunctional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT- G)en_HK
dc.subjectHead and necken_HK
dc.subjectLiveren_HK
dc.subjectLungen_HK
dc.subjectNasopharyngealen_HK
dc.subjectQuality of lifeen_HK
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshAgeden_HK
dc.subject.meshBreast Neoplasms - psychologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshChinaen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshLiver Neoplasms - psychologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshLung Neoplasms - psychologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_HK
dc.subject.meshModels, Statisticalen_HK
dc.subject.meshNeoplasms - psychologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshPsychometricsen_HK
dc.subject.meshQuality of Lifeen_HK
dc.subject.meshQuestionnairesen_HK
dc.titleMeasuring quality of life of Chinese cancer patients: A validation of the Chinese version of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) scaleen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailFielding, R: fielding@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailChan, CLW: cecichan@hku.hken_HK
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