Development and evaluation of a quality of life measurement scale in English and Chinese for family caregivers of patients with advanced cancers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The quality of life of family caregivers of patients with advanced cancers is an important concern in oncology care. Yet, there are few suitable measurement scales available for use in Asia. This study aims to develop and evaluate a locally derived measurement scale in English and Chinese to assess the quality of life of family caregivers of patients with advanced cancers in Singapore.

Methods

Scale contents were generated from qualitative research that solicited inputs from family caregivers. Six hundred and twelve family caregivers of patients with advanced cancers were recruited, of whom 304 and 308 chose to complete the English and Chinese versions of the quality of life scale, respectively. A follow-up survey was conducted for test-retest reliability assessme

SUBMITTER: Cheung YB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6376783 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature