Psychometric Testing of the Traditional Chinese Version of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire

TY - JOUR

T1 - Psychometric Testing of the Traditional Chinese Version of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form in Cancer Survivors

AU - Cheng, Hui Lin

AU - Li, Man Chung

AU - Leung, Doris Yin Ping

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © Copyright 2022 Springer Publishing Company, LLC.

PY - 2022/12/1

Y1 - 2022/12/1

N2 - Background and Purpose: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a frequent psychological adverse effect among cancer survivors. This study aimed to test the psychometric properties of the Traditional Chinese version of the 12-item Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF). Methods: An online survey was conducted with 311 cancer survivors in Hong Kong. The factor structure, known-group validity, and internal consistency reliability were examined. Results: The values measuring validity is good, with acceptable goodness-of-fit indexes (RMSEA = 0.073, SRMR = 0.042, CFI = 0.954), moderate to large correlations with unmet needs (0.339-0.816), being female, younger, had completed treatment ≤ 2 years, and had undergone chemotherapy/radiotherapy scored significantly higher on the FoP-Q-SF. The Cronbach's alpha of the scale was .922. Conclusion: High validity and reliability indicate the scale's value in assessing FCR in Hong Kong cancer survivors.

AB - Background and Purpose: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a frequent psychological adverse effect among cancer survivors. This study aimed to test the psychometric properties of the Traditional Chinese version of the 12-item Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF). Methods: An online survey was conducted with 311 cancer survivors in Hong Kong. The factor structure, known-group validity, and internal consistency reliability were examined. Results: The values measuring validity is good, with acceptable goodness-of-fit indexes (RMSEA = 0.073, SRMR = 0.042, CFI = 0.954), moderate to large correlations with unmet needs (0.339-0.816), being female, younger, had completed treatment ≤ 2 years, and had undergone chemotherapy/radiotherapy scored significantly higher on the FoP-Q-SF. The Cronbach's alpha of the scale was .922. Conclusion: High validity and reliability indicate the scale's value in assessing FCR in Hong Kong cancer survivors.

KW - cancer survivor

KW - Chinese

KW - confirmatory factor analysis

KW - fear of recurrence

KW - psychometrics

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U2 - 10.1891/JNM-D-21-00022

DO - 10.1891/JNM-D-21-00022

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 34518437

AN - SCOPUS:85144587415

SN - 1061-3749

VL - 30

SP - 707

EP - 720

JO - Journal of Nursing Measurement

JF - Journal of Nursing Measurement

IS - 4

ER -