TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychometric Testing of the Traditional Chinese Version of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form in Cancer Survivors
AU - Cheng, Hui Lin
AU - Li, Man Chung
AU - Leung, Doris Yin Ping
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/12/1
Y1 - 2022/12/1
N2 - Background and Purpose: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a frequent psychological adverse effect among cancer survivors. This study aimed to test the psychometric properties of the Traditional Chinese version of the 12-item Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF). Methods: An online survey was conducted with 311 cancer survivors in Hong Kong. The factor structure, known-group validity, and internal consistency reliability were examined. Results: The values measuring validity is good, with acceptable goodness-of-fit indexes (RMSEA = 0.073, SRMR = 0.042, CFI = 0.954), moderate to large correlations with unmet needs (0.339-0.816), being female, younger, had completed treatment ≤ 2 years, and had undergone chemotherapy/radiotherapy scored significantly higher on the FoP-Q-SF. The Cronbach's alpha of the scale was .922. Conclusion: High validity and reliability indicate the scale's value in assessing FCR in Hong Kong cancer survivors.
AB - Background and Purpose: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a frequent psychological adverse effect among cancer survivors. This study aimed to test the psychometric properties of the Traditional Chinese version of the 12-item Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF). Methods: An online survey was conducted with 311 cancer survivors in Hong Kong. The factor structure, known-group validity, and internal consistency reliability were examined. Results: The values measuring validity is good, with acceptable goodness-of-fit indexes (RMSEA = 0.073, SRMR = 0.042, CFI = 0.954), moderate to large correlations with unmet needs (0.339-0.816), being female, younger, had completed treatment ≤ 2 years, and had undergone chemotherapy/radiotherapy scored significantly higher on the FoP-Q-SF. The Cronbach's alpha of the scale was .922. Conclusion: High validity and reliability indicate the scale's value in assessing FCR in Hong Kong cancer survivors.
KW - cancer survivor
KW - Chinese
KW - confirmatory factor analysis
KW - fear of recurrence
KW - psychometrics
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U2 - 10.1891/JNM-D-21-00022
DO - 10.1891/JNM-D-21-00022
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34518437
AN - SCOPUS:85144587415
SN - 1061-3749
VL - 30
SP - 707
EP - 720
JO - Journal of Nursing Measurement
JF - Journal of Nursing Measurement
IS - 4
ER -