Transcultural adaptation and validation of the Serbian version of the colorectal-specific quality of life questionnaire FACT-C.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Transcultural adaptation and validation of the FACT-C questionnaire to Serbian language.

Methods

The study included 131 patients with colorectal cancer. Translation included standard forward and backward translation from original language to Serbian and back. Pilot testing of the questionnaire was conducted on 10 patients with diagnosed colorectal cancer. The questionnaires EORTC-QLQ-C30 and DASS will be used as validated tools to evaluate validity of examined, FACT-C questionnaire.

Results

The FACT-C demonstrated satisfactory construct validity using Cronbach's alpha. Satisfactory concurrent validity was demonstrated using correlations with EORTC-QLQ-C30 and DASS questionnaires. High reproducibility was demonstrated using repeated questionnaires on 30 patie

SUBMITTER: Ilic-Zivojinovic J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8812893 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature