Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index in patients with gastric tumor
Received 26 October 2005; accepted 28 March 2006.
Abstract
Objective
Patients with gastric tumor are known to have deterioration in quality of life (QOL) following surgery. However, there is no valid disease-specific self-report QOL measure for clinical practice and research designated for Chinese in Hong Kong. The current study aimed at translating and validating a Chinese version of the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (C-GIQLI) for use in patients with gastric tumors after gastrectomy.
Methods
A translation of the English version of the instrument was performed. The psychometric properties of the C-GIQLI were investigated using internal consistency analysis, correlational analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis in 140 Chinese patients who had undergone surgery for gastric tumor.
Results
The C-GIQLI demonstrated good test–retest reliability, internal consistency, and a factor structure consistent with the measurement model of the European version of the instrument.
Conclusion
The C-GIQLI is recommended as a valid and reliable self-report measure of QOL in patients with gastric tumor after gastrectomy.
aEndoscopy Centre, Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Peoples Republic of China
bFaculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Peoples Republic of China
cDepartment of Mental Health and Learning Disability, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
dDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Peoples Republic of China
Corresponding author. Department of Mental Health and Learning Disability, University of Sheffield, Humphry Davy House, S63 7ER Manvers, UK. Tel.: +44 114 222 9943; fax: +44 222 9601.
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