Psychometric properties of an Australian supportive care needs assessment tool for Indigenous patients with cancer


Autoria(s): Garvey, Gail; Beesley, Vanessa L.; Janda, Monika; O'Rourke, Peter; He, Vincent; Hawkes, Anna L.; Elston, Jacinta; Green, Adele C.; Cunningham, Joan; Valery, Patricia C.
Data(s)

2015

Resumo

BACKGROUND There are significant disparities in cancer outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Identifying the unmet supportive care needs of Indigenous Australians with cancer is imperative to improve their cancer care. The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of a supportive care needs assessment tool for Indigenous Australian (SCNAT-IP) cancer patients. METHODS The SCNAT-IP was administered to 248 Indigenous Australians diagnosed with a range of cancer types and stages, and received treatment in one of four Queensland hospitals. All 39 items were assessed for ceiling and floor effects and analysed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to determine construct validity. Identified factors were assessed for internal consistency and convergent validity to validated psychosocial tools. RESULTS EFA revealed a four-factor structure (physical and psychological, hospital care, information and communication, and practical and cultural needs) explaining 51% of the variance. Internal consistency of four subscales was good, with Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficients ranging from 0.70-0.89. Convergent validity was supported by significant correlations between the SCNAT-IP with the Distress Thermometer (r=0.60, p<0.001), and The Cancer Worry Chart (r=0.58, p<0.001) and a moderately strong negative correlation with Assessment of Quality of Life questionnaire (r=-0.56, p<0.001). CONCLUSION These data provide initial support for the SCNAT-IP a measure of multiple supportive care needs domains specific to Indigenous Australian cancer patients undergoing treatment.

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application/pdf

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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/83174/

Publicador

American Cancer Society

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/83174/3/83174.pdf

DOI:10.1002/cncr.29433

Garvey, Gail, Beesley, Vanessa L., Janda, Monika, O'Rourke, Peter, He, Vincent, Hawkes, Anna L., Elston, Jacinta, Green, Adele C., Cunningham, Joan, & Valery, Patricia C. (2015) Psychometric properties of an Australian supportive care needs assessment tool for Indigenous patients with cancer. Cancer, 121(17), pp. 3018-3026.

http://purl.org/au-research/grants/NHMRC/1045247

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Copyright 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Inc

This is the pre-peer-reviewed version of the following article: Garvey, Gail, Beesley, Vanessa L., Janda, Monika, O'Rourke, Peter, He, Vincent, Hawkes, Anna L., Elston, Jacinta, Green, Adele C., Cunningham, Joan, & Valery, Patricia C. (2015) Psychometric properties of an Australian supportive care needs assessment tool for Indigenous patients with cancer. Cancer, 121(17), pp. 3018-3026, which has been published in final form http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.29433/abstract

Fonte

Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Public Health & Social Work

Palavras-Chave #110000 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES #111700 PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES #anzsrc Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Class #supportive care needs #indigenous patients #questionnaire
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Journal Article