Reliability analysis of the Chinese version of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Leukemia (FACT-Leu) scale based on multivariate generalizability theory.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Leukemia (FACT-Leu) scale, a leukemia-specific instrument for determining the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with leukemia, had been developed and validated, but there have been no reports on the development of a simplified Chinese version of this scale. This is a new exploration to analyze the reliability of the HRQOL measurement using multivariate generalizability theory (MGT). This study aimed to develop a Chinese version of the FACT-Leu scale and evaluate its reliability using MGT to provide evidence to support the revision and improvement of this scale.

Methods

The Chinese version of the FACT-Leu scale was developed by four steps: forward translation, backward translation, cultural adaptation and

SUBMITTER: Meng Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5418704 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature