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Psychometric Testing of the Chinese Version of Supportive Care Needs Survey for Partners and Caregivers of Cancer Patients

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The objective of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Supportive Care Needs Survey for Partners and Caregivers (SCNS-P&C-C) among the caregivers of Chinese patients with cancer. The original English version of SCNS-P&C was translated into Chinese using a forward and backward translation approach. The psychometric properties of the SCNS-P&C-C including factor structure, convergent, and discriminative validities and internal consistency were then tested. A convenience sample of 498 caregivers of hospitalized patients with cancer was recruited from oncology units in three tertiary public hospitals in Hefei city, mainland China. Exploratory factor analysis revealed four domains of the SCNS-P&C-C, which resemble the original English version scale. The convergent validity of the SCNS-P&C-C has established with statistically significant correlations between the SCNS-P&C-C and the Chinese version of Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (r = 0.327, P < 0.01). The SCNS-P&C-C has also good internal consistency with Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranging from 0.79 to 0.89 for the four subscales and 0.94 for the total scale. The Chinese version of the SCNS-P&C was found to be reliable and valid to assess the supportive care needs for partners and caregivers of Chinese patients with cancer. The SCNS-P&C-C can be used to assess and understand the supportive care needs of Chinese caregivers of patients with cancer. Such information will help the healthcare professionals to formulate tailored supportive care services for the caregivers of Chinese patients with cancer.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Professor Afaf Girgis for offering an English version of the SCNS-P&C and giving lots of beneficial suggestions. Thanks to Associate Professor Wei Pang and the doctor Shi Rui for providing the translated versions of the SCNS-P&C. We thank all the cancer caregivers for their participation.

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This study was funded by the project grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (approval numbers 81573017, 81101750) and the Anhui Provincial Key Natural Science Project funding (approval number KJ2015A083).

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    Jing-jing Liu, Qun-hui Liu, Hong-ye He, Tian Zhang, Yong-xia Song & Jing-fang Hong

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  3. Alice Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

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    Jing-fang Hong

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Liu, Jj., Liu, Qh., He, Hy. et al. Psychometric Testing of the Chinese Version of Supportive Care Needs Survey for Partners and Caregivers of Cancer Patients. J Canc Educ 35, 76–85 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-018-1442-5

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