Translation and psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the resilience scale for children with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To test the psychometric properties of a traditional Chinese version of the Resilience Scale for Children (RS-10) and examine its factorial structure via a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).

Methods

One hundred and eighty-six Hong Kong Chinese children with cancer were recruited in the paediatric oncology units of two public acute-care hospitals in Hong Kong to participate in this cross-sectional study. The psychometric properties of the traditional Chinese version of the RS-10 were assessed, namely its content equivalence, convergent and discriminant validity, construct validity, internal consistency and test-retest reliability.

Results

The newly translated traditional Chinese version of the RS-10 demonstrated adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's α =

SUBMITTER: Chung JOK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8487328 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature