Fear of Cancer Recurrence Assessment Tools Based on COSMIN: a Systematic Review

Background There is a wide variety of scales that can be used to assess fear of cancer recurrence both domestically and internationally. Currently, the fear of cancer recurrence can be assessed by multiple domestic and foreign scales, most of which are self-report scales. However, it remains diffic...

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Main Author: ZHANG Lulu, CHEN Huan, LUO Huan, CHEN Tingting, CHEN Xinyu, GAO Jing
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Published: Chinese General Practice Publishing House Co., Ltd 2023-06-01
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description Background There is a wide variety of scales that can be used to assess fear of cancer recurrence both domestically and internationally. Currently, the fear of cancer recurrence can be assessed by multiple domestic and foreign scales, most of which are self-report scales. However, it remains difficult to select assessment tools due to the lack of the systematic reviews of the measurement characteristics of such scales.Objective To systematically review the measurement characteristics and methodological quality of fear of cancer recurrence assessment tools in cancer patients, so as to provide reference for healthcare staff to select more appropriate assessment tools.Methods The search was performed in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, CNKI, VIP, Wanfang Data, and China Biomedical Literature Database from the inception to September 10, 2022 for the measurement characteristic of fear of cancer recurrence assessment tools. Data were extracted independently by two researchers and the included assessment tools was evaluated by the Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) system, to derive the final recommendations.Results A total of 24 studies were included, involving 6 fear of cancer recurrence assessment tools, including the Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (FCRI) , Fear of Progression Questionnaire (FOPQ) , 7-item Fear of Cancer Recurrence Scale (FCR-7) , 1-item Fear of Cancer Recurrence (FCR-1) , Cancer Worry Scale (CWS) , and Assessment of Survivor Concerns (ASC) . In terms of the quality of measurement characteristics, the content validity of the scales were "uncertain" except for FCR-1 ("inadequate") , FCR-7 ("inadequate") and CWS ("not reported") , the construct validity of the scales were "uncertain" except for FCR-1 ("not reported") , the internal consistency of the scales were "adequate" except for FCR-1 ("uncertain") and ASC ("inadequate") , the stability of the scales were "uncertain" except for FCR-1 ("uncertain") and ASC ("not reported") . the criterion validity were "inadequate" except for ASC ("not reported") , the cross-cultural validity of the scales were "not reported" except for FCRI ("uncertain") and ASC ("uncertain") . In the end, FCRI, FOPQ, FCR-7, FCR-1, and CWS were considered as level B recommendation, and ASC was considered as level C recommendation.Conclusion Each measurement characteristic of FCRI has been evaluated more comprehensively with good reliability and validity, which can be temporarily recommended. However, other measurement characteristics still need to be verified.
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spelling doaj.art-6a92cf873f9040dfa7c56730a0a5c0c72024-04-09T08:03:55ZzhoChinese General Practice Publishing House Co., LtdZhongguo quanke yixue1007-95722023-06-0126172138214610.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2022.0810Fear of Cancer Recurrence Assessment Tools Based on COSMIN: a Systematic ReviewZHANG Lulu, CHEN Huan, LUO Huan, CHEN Tingting, CHEN Xinyu, GAO Jing0Nursing College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, ChinaBackground There is a wide variety of scales that can be used to assess fear of cancer recurrence both domestically and internationally. Currently, the fear of cancer recurrence can be assessed by multiple domestic and foreign scales, most of which are self-report scales. However, it remains difficult to select assessment tools due to the lack of the systematic reviews of the measurement characteristics of such scales.Objective To systematically review the measurement characteristics and methodological quality of fear of cancer recurrence assessment tools in cancer patients, so as to provide reference for healthcare staff to select more appropriate assessment tools.Methods The search was performed in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, CNKI, VIP, Wanfang Data, and China Biomedical Literature Database from the inception to September 10, 2022 for the measurement characteristic of fear of cancer recurrence assessment tools. Data were extracted independently by two researchers and the included assessment tools was evaluated by the Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) system, to derive the final recommendations.Results A total of 24 studies were included, involving 6 fear of cancer recurrence assessment tools, including the Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (FCRI) , Fear of Progression Questionnaire (FOPQ) , 7-item Fear of Cancer Recurrence Scale (FCR-7) , 1-item Fear of Cancer Recurrence (FCR-1) , Cancer Worry Scale (CWS) , and Assessment of Survivor Concerns (ASC) . In terms of the quality of measurement characteristics, the content validity of the scales were "uncertain" except for FCR-1 ("inadequate") , FCR-7 ("inadequate") and CWS ("not reported") , the construct validity of the scales were "uncertain" except for FCR-1 ("not reported") , the internal consistency of the scales were "adequate" except for FCR-1 ("uncertain") and ASC ("inadequate") , the stability of the scales were "uncertain" except for FCR-1 ("uncertain") and ASC ("not reported") . the criterion validity were "inadequate" except for ASC ("not reported") , the cross-cultural validity of the scales were "not reported" except for FCRI ("uncertain") and ASC ("uncertain") . In the end, FCRI, FOPQ, FCR-7, FCR-1, and CWS were considered as level B recommendation, and ASC was considered as level C recommendation.Conclusion Each measurement characteristic of FCRI has been evaluated more comprehensively with good reliability and validity, which can be temporarily recommended. However, other measurement characteristics still need to be verified.https://www.chinagp.net/fileup/1007-9572/PDF/zx20220810.pdfneoplasms|fear of recurrence|measurement characteristics|systematic review|assessment instruments|cosmin guideline
spellingShingle ZHANG Lulu, CHEN Huan, LUO Huan, CHEN Tingting, CHEN Xinyu, GAO Jing
Fear of Cancer Recurrence Assessment Tools Based on COSMIN: a Systematic Review
Zhongguo quanke yixue
neoplasms|fear of recurrence|measurement characteristics|systematic review|assessment instruments|cosmin guideline
title Fear of Cancer Recurrence Assessment Tools Based on COSMIN: a Systematic Review
title_full Fear of Cancer Recurrence Assessment Tools Based on COSMIN: a Systematic Review
title_fullStr Fear of Cancer Recurrence Assessment Tools Based on COSMIN: a Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed Fear of Cancer Recurrence Assessment Tools Based on COSMIN: a Systematic Review
title_short Fear of Cancer Recurrence Assessment Tools Based on COSMIN: a Systematic Review
title_sort fear of cancer recurrence assessment tools based on cosmin a systematic review
topic neoplasms|fear of recurrence|measurement characteristics|systematic review|assessment instruments|cosmin guideline
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