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

Autor: Jelena Ilic-Zivojinovic, Igor Krdzic, Ana Jovanovic, Danka Vukasinovic, Branislav Ilic, Aleksandar Gavrilovic, Ivan Soldatovic
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 2, p e0263110 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263110
Popis: ObjectiveTranscultural adaptation and validation of the FACT-C questionnaire to Serbian language.MethodsThe 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.ResultsThe 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 patients two weeks after the first interview.ConclusionThe Serbian version of the FACT-C was demonstrated to have satisfactory applicability, reliability and validity in Serbian patients with colorectal cancer. It can be considered as a valid colorectal cancer specific health related quality of life tool for the Serbian population.
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