Validity Testing of the Head and Neck Lymphedema and Fibrosis Symptom Inventory.

Autor: Deng J; School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA., Murphy BA; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., Niermann KJ; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., Sinard RJ; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., Cmelak AJ; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., Rohde SL; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., Ridner SH; School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., Dietrich MS; School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.; Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Lymphatic research and biology [Lymphat Res Biol] 2022 Dec; Vol. 20 (6), pp. 629-639. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 27.
DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2021.0041
Abstrakt: Background: Lack of reliable and valid tools significantly impacts early identification and timely treatment of lymphedema and fibrosis (LEF) in the head and neck cancer population. To address this need, we developed and reported a patient-reported outcome measure (Head and Neck Lymphedema and Fibrosis Symptom Inventory [HN-LEF SI]). This article reports the construct validity (convergent and divergent validity) testing of the tool. Materials and Methods: A prospective, longitudinal, instrument validation study was conducted in patients with a newly diagnosed oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer. Participants completed the HN-LEF SI and six carefully selected self-report measures at pretreatment, end-of-treatment, and every 3 months up to 12 months after treatment. Spearman correlations were used. Results: A total of 117 patients completed the study. Patterns of correlations of the HN-LEF SI scores with the established self-report measure scores were consistent with expected convergent and divergent validity. Conclusion: Evidence from this work supports the construct validity of the HN-LEF SI.
Databáze: MEDLINE