Abstract |
We evaluated the reliability and validity of the Pediatric Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Childhood Brain Tumor Survivor Questionnaire (pedsFACT-BrS, Version 2). This was specifically directed to patients aged 13 years and older (adolescents). The pedsFACT-BrS was translated and cross-culturally adapted into Korean, following standard Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy methodology. The psychometric properties of the pedsFACT-BrS in adolescents were evaluated in 161 brain tumor (BT) patients (mean age=15.53 years). Pretesting was performed in 30 patients, and the results indicated good symptom coverage and overall comprehensibility. In validating the pedsFACT-BrS for adolescents, we found high internal consistency, with Cronbach's α coefficients ranging from 0.76 to 0.91. The pedsFACT-BrS for adolescents also demonstrated good convergent and divergent validities when correlated with the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale and the Kovacs' Children's Depression Inventory. The pedsFACT-BrS for adolescents showed good clinical validity and effectively differentiated between clinically distinct patient groups according to Karnofsky score, type of treatment, and treatment on/off status. This reliable and valid instrument can now be used to properly evaluate the quality of life of Korean adolescent BT patients.
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Authors | Heejung Yoo, Dong-Seok Kim, Hee-Young Shin, Jin-Shei Lai, David Cella, Hyeon-Jin Park, Young-Shin Ra, Woo-Chul Kim, Yong-Soon Shin |
Journal | Journal of pain and symptom management
(J Pain Symptom Manage)
Vol. 40
Issue 4
Pg. 559-65
(Oct 2010)
ISSN: 1873-6513 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 20615660
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Validation Study)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2010 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Adolescent
- Brain Neoplasms
(psychology)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Psychometrics
- Quality of Life
(psychology)
- Regression Analysis
- Reproducibility of Results
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Survivors
(psychology)
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