scholarly journals Validity and reliability of the Amharic version of supportive care needs survey - short form 34 among cancer patients in Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsion Afework ◽  
Abigiya Wondimagegnehu ◽  
Natnael Alemayehu ◽  
Eva Johanna Kantelhardt ◽  
Adamu Addissie
Keyword(s):  
Supportive Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Care And Support ◽  
Average Variance

Abstract Objectives Supportive care needs survey short form has a total of 34 items that have 5 domains that measure the unmet needs of cancer patients. It is important to validate this tool since there are differences in culture, geographic areas, and clinical care service which influence patients’ needs. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the construct validity and reliability of the tool. Methods The study was conducted among 170 cancer patients from April 1st to 30th 2019 in Hawassa hospital, South Ethiopia. Confirmatory factor analysis was done using fit indices. Convergent and discriminant validity was evaluated using average variance extracted and maximum shared variance respectively. Known group validity was checked using the Mann-Whitney U test. The reliability of the instrument was examined using Cronbach’s alpha. Results Domains except for health system and information, and patient care and support maintained convergent and divergent validity. The remaining validity was maintained after removing items that were redundant and double loading. The average variance extracted of domains varied from 0.52–0.81. The Square of correlation between constructs was lower than the average variance extracted for the constructs. The tool had reliability r = 0.932. The root mean square error of approximation was 0.057, comparative fit index 0.954, and the other fit indices were also indicating a good fit. Known groups difference was seen by age and type of treatment taken across the different domains. Conclusion After the health system and information, and patient care, and support domain validity issues were corrected by removing 8 items, the reduced tool was found to be a valid and reliable tool. The validated tool will be valuable if included in routine cancer care in our clinical settings.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Turkish Adaptation of the Supportive Care Needs Survey–Short Form

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. E16-E27
Author(s):  
Ilknur Aydin Avci ◽  
Hatice Kumcagiz
Keyword(s):  
Supportive Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Supportive Care Needs ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Turkish Version ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Source Language

Background and Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore the construct validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the 34-item Supportive Care Needs Survey–Short Form (SCNS-SF34), which was developed by Boyes, Girgis, and Lecathelinais (2009), to assess the needs of cancer patients in Turkey. Methods: The SCNS-SF34 has been translated and tested in various studies in other countries and cultures. The current study examined the validity and reliability of the Turkish adaptation of this survey among Turkish cancer patients. The instrument was translated using a back-translation technique, which includes the use of a panel of experts and interpreters to translate the items from the source language to the target language and then back-translate them into the source language. The study was conducted in Samsun, a city in north Turkey. A total of 573 cancer patients participated in this study. Statistical analyses were made using R program and SPSS, and included internal consistency, reliability, confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses. Results: Exploratory factor analysis adjusted a 5-factor structure (psychological, health systems and information, patient care and support, physical and daily living, and sexuality) explaining 74% of the variance. Cronbach’s α ranged from .71 to .90. Conclusion: Psychometric testing demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency and validity of the instrument for cancer patients. The Turkish version of the SCNS-SF34 can be used in planning and testing interventions to improve supportive care needs for cancer patients in Turkey.

Supportive care needs of Mexican adult cancer patients: validation of the Mexican version of the Short-Form Supportive Care Needs Questionnaire (SCNS-SFM)

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 2711-2719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana V. Doubova ◽  
Rebeca Aguirre-Hernandez ◽  
Marcos Gutiérrez-de la Barrera ◽  
Claudia Infante-Castañeda ◽  
Ricardo Pérez-Cuevas
Keyword(s):  
Supportive Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Supportive Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs

scholarly journals The Unmet Supportive Care Needs of Omani Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Al-Azri ◽  
Khalid Al-Bimani ◽  
Al-Anoud Al-Maqbali ◽  
Hala Al-Riyami ◽  
Al-Kuthar Al-Shabnooti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Supportive Care Needs ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Care Needs

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the unmet supportive care needs of Omani women with breast cancer (BC). Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2020 to February 2021 among 250 adult Omani women diagnosed with BC at a university teaching hospital in Muscat, Oman. An Arabic version of the 34-item Supportive Care Needs Survey-Short Form tool was used to determine perceived unmet supportive care needs across five domains. Results: A total of 181 women participated in the study (response rate: 72.4%). The domain with the highest mean score per item was health system and information (mean score: 3.33), with the greatest unmet need in this domain being informed about things that the patient could do to help themselves get well (40.9%). The domain with the second highest mean score per item was patient care and support (mean score: 3.04), with the greatest unmet need being for clinicians to be more sincere with the patient (36.5%). Higher total mean scores were reported by women who had visited the hospital four times or more over the past two months (P = 0.045), those with stage 3 or 4 cancer (P = 0.047) and those who had recently undergone radiotherapy or chemotherapy (P = 0.014). Conclusion: Most unmet supportive care needs fell under the health system and information domain. Healthcare providers in Oman should explore patient concerns and provide sufficient information at various stages of the care process in order to decrease the anxiety associated with living with cancer. Keywords: Breast Neoplasms; Needs Assessment; Supportive Care; Women; Oman.

scholarly journals Translation of Supportive Care Needs Survey Short Form 34 (SCNS-SF34) into Nepali Language with Cultural Validation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamala Dhakal ◽  
Panpan Wang ◽  
Joanes Faustine Mboineki ◽  
Mikiyas Amare Getu ◽  
Changying Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Supportive Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Validity Index ◽  
Content Validity Index

Abstract PurposeSupportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS) is one of the strongest and complete tools to assess the perceived supportive care needs of cancer patients. SCNS –SF34 has been translated into various other culture based languages, validated and established its psychometric properties. Till now no Nepali version, so we planned to assess the linguistic and cultural validity of Nepali version of the SCNS-SF34 in Nepali population.MethodsTranslation of Supportive Care Need Survey – Short Form 34 (SCNS-SF 34) was done by following Beaton’s guidelines in collaboration with a research team. Cultural adaptation was established through content validity assessment, clarity assessment of questionnaire and pretest. Content validity in terms of semantic, cultural and conceptual was assessed by 10 experts by using Likert scale and clarity of questionnaire was assessed among 15 cervical cancer patients by using Likert scale. The pretest was done among 34 cervical cancer patients to assess the feasibility and practicality of the tool. For reliability of tool test –retest method was used among 50 cervical cancer patients. ResultsThe Nepali version SCNS-SF 34 maintained the content validity (Item Content validity index (I-CVI) >0.78 in semantic, cultural and conceptual aspects and S-CVI (Scale Content Validity Index) was found,89.00% (0.89) 91.88 % (0.91) 90.00%(0.90) in semantic, cultural and conceptual aspects respectively. Content validity ratio (CVR) - 0.9 to 1) and construct validity (0.902) with 91.29 % clarity of questionnaire. This version had good internal consistency, with Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranging from 0.89 to 0.91 with Composite Cronbach's Alpha 0.90. Correlation significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). More simple Nepali words were chosen as suggested by participants in items no 2,3,7, 9,10, 12, 18,19, 25, 27and 30 than the preliminary Nepali version along with the acceptance of all original items.ConclusionsThis finding shows that the SCNS-SF34 was translated and culturally adapted for use in Nepal with high practicality. This translated instrument can be used to assess the supportive care need and correlation between supportive care need and health related quality of life among cervical cancer patients.

Reliability and validity of the Mandarin version of the Supportive Care Needs Survey Short-Form (SCNS-SF34) and the Head and Neck Cancer-specific Supportive Care Needs (SCNS-HNC) module

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianxia LYU ◽  
Li Yin ◽  
Ping Cheng ◽  
Bin Li ◽  
Shanshan Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Supportive Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs

Abstract Background: This study aimed to translate the English version of the supportive care needs scale of head and neck cancer patients (SCNS-HNC) questionnaire into Mandarin and to test the reliability and validity of the SCNS-SF34 and SCNS-HNC module in head and neck cancer patients. Methods: The Mandarin version of the Supportive Care Needs Survey Short-Form (SCNS-SF34) and SCNS-HNC scales were used to assess 206 patients with head and neck cancer in Chengdu, China. Among them, 51 patients were re-tested 2 or 3 days after the first survey. The internal consistency of the scale was evaluated by Cronbach's alpha coefficient, the retest reliability of the scale was evaluated by retest correlation coefficient r, the structural validity of the scale was evaluated by exploratory factor analysis, and the ceiling and floor effects of the scale were evaluated. Results: The Mandarin version of the SCNS-HNC had Cronbach's alpha coefficients greater than 0.700 (0.737 ≤ 0.962) for all of the domains. Except for the psychological demand dimension (r=0.674) of the SCNS-SF34 scale, the retest reliability of the other domains was greater than 0.8. Three common factors were extracted by exploratory factor analysis, and the cumulative variance contribution rate was 64.39%. Conclusions: The Mandarin version of the SCNS-SF34 and SCNS-HNC demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity and is able to measure the supportive care needs of Chinese patients with head and neck cancer.

Identification of supportive care needs in a sample of Puerto Rican cancer patients with the Supportive Care Needs Survey-34 (SCNS-34)

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e20697-e20697
Author(s):  
V. Gonzalez ◽  
M. Velez ◽  
E. Pedro ◽  
C. Cruz ◽  
M. Cotto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Clinical Data ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Supportive Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Perceived Needs

e20697 Background: The assessment of supportive care needs is important in the management of cancer patients. The Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS-34) was administered to a population of Puerto Rican cancer patients to assess their perceived needs in five domains (psychological, health system and information, physical and daily living, patient care and support, and sexuality.) Methods: Patients attending the surgical, radiation and medical oncology clinics at the Puerto Rico Medical Center participated in the study. After informed consent, patients completed the Spanish- Puerto Rican translation of the SCNS-34. A second instrument to measure the quality of the SCNS-34 was administered. Demographic and clinical data was obtained from medical records. Descriptive, univariate and multivariate analysis was performed to assess correlation between reported needs and demographic and clinical data. To assess the validity and consistency of the Spanish Puerto Rican translation of the SCNS-34, the Cronbach's alpha test was used. Results: A total of 103 patients participated in the study (female n=66; male n=37). Median age was 54 years. The most common malignancies were breast cancer (29 patients), gynecologic cancers (22 patients), prostate cancer (17 patients) and gastrointestinal cancers (14 patients). The overall internal consistency of the instrument was 0.882. Patients perceived needs were highest in the domains of sexuality (67%), physical and daily living (55.3%), and psychological (38.8%). Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that younger age was an independent predictor of perceived needs in the psychologic domain (p=0.010). Also, a diagnosis of breast cancer was a significant predictor of perceived needs in the health system and information domain (p=0.020). Being a female was correlated with reporting needs in the domain of physical and daily living (p=0.009). Educated patients were more prone to perceive needs in the domains of sexuality (p=0.045). Conclusions: The Spanish- Puerto Rican translation of the Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS-34) showed satisfactory internal consistency and validity. The supportive care needs of Puerto Ricans cancer patients seem to be affected by age, gender, and cancer site. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

scholarly journals Reliability and validity of the mandarin version of the supportive care needs survey short-form (SCNS-SF34) and the head and neck cancer-specific supportive care needs (SCNS-HNC) module

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianxia Lyu ◽  
Li Yin ◽  
Ping Cheng ◽  
Bin Li ◽  
Shanshan Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Supportive Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs

Abstract Background This study aimed to translate the English version of the supportive care needs scale of head and neck cancer patients (SCNS-HNC) questionnaire into Mandarin and to test the reliability and validity of the SCNS-SF34 and SCNS-HNC module in head and neck cancer patients. Methods The Mandarin version of the Supportive Care Needs Survey Short-Form (SCNS-SF34) and SCNS-HNC scales were used to assess 206 patients with head and neck cancer in Chengdu, China. Among them, 51 patients were re-tested 2 or 3 days after the first survey. The internal consistency of the scale was evaluated by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, the retest reliability of the scale was evaluated by retest correlation coefficient r, the structural validity of the scale was evaluated by exploratory factor analysis, and the ceiling and floor effects of the scale were evaluated. Results The Mandarin version of the SCNS-HNC had Cronbach’s alpha coefficients greater than 0.700 (0.737 ≤ 0.962) for all of the domains. Except for the psychological demand dimension (r = 0.674) of the SCNS-SF34 scale, the retest reliability of the other domains was greater than 0.8. Three common factors were extracted by exploratory factor analysis, and the cumulative variance contribution rate was 64.39%. Conclusions The Mandarin version of the SCNS-SF34 and SCNS-HNC demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity and is able to measure the supportive care needs of Chinese patients with head and neck cancer. Trial registration ChiCTR, ChiCTR1900026635. Registered 16 October 2019- Retrospectively registered.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the 34-Item Short-Form Supportive Care Need Survey (SCNS-SF34) Scale in the Malaysian Cancer Healthcare Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9403
Author(s):  
Nizuwan Azman ◽  
Lei Mee Thien ◽  
Mohammad Farris Iman Leong Abdullah ◽  
Noorsuzana Mohd Shariff
Keyword(s):  
Supportive Care ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Information Need ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care And Support

(1) Background: This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Malay version of SCNS-SF34 among Malaysian cancer patients. (2) Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 171 cancer patients. Data were collected using the structured five-factor survey via telephone call or face-to-face interviews. The internal reliability and the construct validity of SCNS-34M were analysed using principal component analysis with varimax rotation. (3) Results: The health system and information need (HSI) was the domain with the highest mean score (2.73 ± 0.88), followed by patient care and support needs (2.16 ± 0.90), as well as physical and daily living needs (1.99 ± 0.98). The confirmatory factor analysis indicated a moderate model fit for RMSEA with 0.070, TLI = 0.911 and CFI = 0.924. (4) Conclusions: The SCNS-SF34M was found to be a conceptually applicable and culturally appropriate scale in measuring the supportive care for cancer patients within the Malaysian context.

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