Cross-cultural validation of an international questionnaire, the General Measure of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy scale (FACT-G), for Japanese
Cross-cultural validation of an international questionnaire, the General Measure of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy scale (FACT-G), for Japanese
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1013851216181
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发表时间：
2001-01-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Kudoh, S
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作者：
Fumimoto, H;Kobayashi, K;Kudoh, S
癌症治疗功能评估量表的一般测量（FACT-）是在英语文化（美国）中开发的。为了确定FACT-G是否可在日本使用，进行了跨文化验证。在评价性心理测量测试中，通过因子分析和多特质量表分析验证其结构。临床效度通过已知组间比较（包括分期、表现评分（PS）和患者所在地）进行评估，并通过PS进行纵向验证。对180例肺癌患者进行FACT-G（第3版）测试。分析表明，在日本的身体，功能，情感幸福感和与医生的关系的规模是建设性的有效性。日本患者认为家庭关系不同于与朋友和邻居的关系，这表明社会/家庭幸福感量表需要文化适应。两个项目有关应付疾病和接受疾病没有加载到各自的规模可预见的，被认为是跨文化的问题。然而，临床有效性证明了其敏感性。日文第4版已得到改进，以解决这一弱点，试图成为一种适用于不同文化的文书。
The General Measure of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy scale (FACT-) was developed in an English-speaking culture (USA). To determine if FACT-G could be used in Japan, a cross-cultural validation was performed. The Japanese version was created through an iterative forward-backward translation sequence used througout the FACT multi-lingual translation project .In evaluation psychometric testing, its construct validated was investigated by factor analysis and multi-trait scaling analysis clinical validity was estimated by known-groups comparison using stage, performance score (PS) and patient location, and validated longitudinally by PS. The FACT-G (version 3) was given to 180 patients with lung cancer. Analyses showed that the scales of Physical, Functional, Emotional Well-Being, and Relationship with Doctors were constructively valid in Japan. Japanese patients felt that familial relationships were different than those with friends and neighbors, indicating that the Social/Family Well-Being scale needed cultural adaptation. Two items concerning coping with illness and acceptance of illness did not load predictably onto their respective scales and were considered to be cross-culturally problematic. However, clinical validity demonstrated its sensitivity. Japanese version 4 has been improved to address the weakness in an attempt to become an instrument that is applicable across cultures.