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The purpose of this study was to describe the psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the Quality of Life-Cancer Survivors Instrument (QOL-CS-J) developed in the U.S. This study was conducted as a mail survey to survivors of more than 5 years post curative resection for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and who had participated in an earlier survey. This survey included the medical and demographic factors, the QOL-CS scores, and the Medical Outcome Study 36-Item Short Form (SF-36). A total of 113 survivors completed the survey. To confirm the reliability, the Cronbach’s α coefficient of each subscale was calculated as an internal consistency (α = 0.65–0.89). To confirm the validity of the trial as conducted, Pearson’s correlation coefficients between the subscales of the QOL-CS and the subscales of the SF-36 were calculated. There were moderate correlations between associated subscales including QOL-CS physical to SF-36 bodily pain (r = 0.45) and vitality (r = 0.52), QOL-CS psychological to SF-36 mental health (r = 0.55), QOL-CS social to SF-36 general health perception (r = 0.31) and mental health (r = 0.47), and QOL-CS total to each subscale of SF-36 (r = 0.25–0.64). Findings demonstrated that the QOL-CS-J adequately measured the QOL in long-term NSCLC survivors.
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We thank Mrs. Nobue Taguchi, Yuko Kojima, R.N., and Ms. Ryoko Katayama, for her assistance with recruitment and data collection. This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Cancer Research and the Third-Term Comprehensive 10-Year Strategy for Cancer Control and Research, Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Maiko Fujimori and Makoto Kobayakawa are awardees of Research Resident Fellowships from the Foundation for the Promotion of Cancer Research in Japan.
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Fujimori, M., Kobayakawa, M., Nakaya, N. et al. Psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the quality of life-Cancer Survivors Instrument. Qual Life Res 15, 1633–1638 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-006-0038-4
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