Development and Testing of a Reliable and Valid Patient-Needs Questionnaire for Breast Cancer Inpatients in China
Introduction: Breast cancer patients are demanding more active roles in their care, especially in the initial diagnosis and treatment stages. At present, there is no suitable patient questionnaire that appropriately incorporates Chinese language, habits, and cultural differences. Aim: To develo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8668/17907_CE[Ra1]_F(GH)_PF1(AHAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: Breast cancer patients are demanding more active
roles in their care, especially in the initial diagnosis and treatment
stages. At present, there is no suitable patient questionnaire
that appropriately incorporates Chinese language, habits, and
cultural differences.
Aim: To develop and validate a patient-needs questionnaire for
female breast cancer inpatients in China.
Materials and Methods: The questionnaire structure was
based on Maslow's model and a modern medical model. In the
first step, a focus group was used to design 125 questions, of
which 64 constituted the initial questionnaire for item screening
with a group of 115 hospitalized patients with breast cancer.
Items were included or excluded based on the evaluation of
eight statistical analysis. Ultimately, 38 items were selected and
validated. The reliability and validity of the 38-item questionnaire
were determined in a cohort of 323 patients.
Results: The scale was set up with the 38 selected items.
The four primary areas were disease knowledge, medical
environment, psychosocial parameters and sexual attitudes.
Cronbach’s coefficient was 0.959. The split-half reliability value
was 0.935. Principal component factor analysis extracted four
common factors.
Conclusion: Our new questionnaire, designed to assess the
care needs of Chinese inpatients with breast cancer is reliable,
sensitive, effective, independent and representative. It can
be used in medical practice as a tool for a more complete
assessment of patients’ needs. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |