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The use of the FACT-H&N (v4) in clinical settings within a developing country: A mixed method study

In the last decade there has been an increasing awareness about `quality of life' (QOL) of cancer survivors in developing countries. The study aimed to cross-culturally adapt and validate the FACT-H&N (v4) in Urdu language for Pakistani head and neck cancer patients. In this study the `same...

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Main Authors: Bilal, S., Doss, J.G., Rogers, S.N.
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Published: Elsevier 2014
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spelling my.um.eprints.155562017-08-07T03:28:35Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/15556/ The use of the FACT-H&N (v4) in clinical settings within a developing country: A mixed method study Bilal, S. Doss, J.G. Rogers, S.N. Q Science (General) In the last decade there has been an increasing awareness about `quality of life' (QOL) of cancer survivors in developing countries. The study aimed to cross-culturally adapt and validate the FACT-H&N (v4) in Urdu language for Pakistani head and neck cancer patients. In this study the `same language adaptation method' was used. Cognitive debriefing through in-depth interviews of 25 patients to assess semantic, operational and conceptual equivalence was done. The validation phase included 50 patients to evaluate the psychometric properties. The translated FACT-H&N was easily comprehended (100%). Cronbach's alpha for FACT-G subscales ranged from 0.726 - 0.969. The head and neck subscale and Pakistani questions subscale showed low internal consistency (0.426 and 0.541 respectively). Instrument demonstrated known-group validity in differentiating patients of different clinical stages, treatment status and tumor sites (p < 0.05). Most FACT summary scales correlated strongly with each other (r > 0.75) and showed convergent validity (r > 0.90), with little discriminant validity. Factor analysis revealed 6 factors explaining 85.1% of the total variance with very good (> 0.8) Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin and highly significant Bartlett's Test of Sphericity (p < 0.001). The cross-culturally adapted FACT-H&N into Urdu language showed adequate reliability and validity to be incorporated in Pakistani clinical settings for head and neck cancer patients. (C) 2014 European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Elsevier 2014 Article PeerReviewed Bilal, S. and Doss, J.G. and Rogers, S.N. (2014) The use of the FACT-H&N (v4) in clinical settings within a developing country: A mixed method study. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, 42 (8). pp. 1590-1597. ISSN 1010-5182
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Bilal, S.
Doss, J.G.
Rogers, S.N.
The use of the FACT-H&N (v4) in clinical settings within a developing country: A mixed method study
description In the last decade there has been an increasing awareness about `quality of life' (QOL) of cancer survivors in developing countries. The study aimed to cross-culturally adapt and validate the FACT-H&N (v4) in Urdu language for Pakistani head and neck cancer patients. In this study the `same language adaptation method' was used. Cognitive debriefing through in-depth interviews of 25 patients to assess semantic, operational and conceptual equivalence was done. The validation phase included 50 patients to evaluate the psychometric properties. The translated FACT-H&N was easily comprehended (100%). Cronbach's alpha for FACT-G subscales ranged from 0.726 - 0.969. The head and neck subscale and Pakistani questions subscale showed low internal consistency (0.426 and 0.541 respectively). Instrument demonstrated known-group validity in differentiating patients of different clinical stages, treatment status and tumor sites (p < 0.05). Most FACT summary scales correlated strongly with each other (r > 0.75) and showed convergent validity (r > 0.90), with little discriminant validity. Factor analysis revealed 6 factors explaining 85.1% of the total variance with very good (> 0.8) Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin and highly significant Bartlett's Test of Sphericity (p < 0.001). The cross-culturally adapted FACT-H&N into Urdu language showed adequate reliability and validity to be incorporated in Pakistani clinical settings for head and neck cancer patients. (C) 2014 European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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author Bilal, S.
Doss, J.G.
Rogers, S.N.
author_facet Bilal, S.
Doss, J.G.
Rogers, S.N.
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title The use of the FACT-H&N (v4) in clinical settings within a developing country: A mixed method study
title_short The use of the FACT-H&N (v4) in clinical settings within a developing country: A mixed method study
title_full The use of the FACT-H&N (v4) in clinical settings within a developing country: A mixed method study
title_fullStr The use of the FACT-H&N (v4) in clinical settings within a developing country: A mixed method study
title_full_unstemmed The use of the FACT-H&N (v4) in clinical settings within a developing country: A mixed method study
title_sort use of the fact-h&n (v4) in clinical settings within a developing country: a mixed method study
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