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Psychometric properties of the simplified Chinese version of the EORTC QLQ-BR53 for measuring quality of life for breast cancer patients

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A Simplified Chinese version of the EORTC QLQ-BR53 was evaluated using responses from 233 patients with breast cancer in China by assessing the construct and criterion-related validity, internal consistency and test–retest reliability, and responsiveness as measured by score changes of the scales. Internal consistency reliability measured by Cronbach’s coefficient α is greater than 0.75 for most multi-item scales except cognitive functioning (0.41) and breast symptoms (0.71). Test–retest reliability coefficients for all domains are greater than 0.80 with the exception of physical functioning (0.65), social functioning (0.75), appetite loss (0.75), diarrhea (0.72), and body image (0.72). Correlation and factor analysis among domains and items showed good construct validity for both QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23. Score changes over time were observed in most domains except emotional functioning, global health status/QOL, dyspnoea, constipation, diarrhea, financial difficulties, sexual functioning, sexual enjoyment, and breast symptoms. Therefore, the Simplified Chinese version of QLQ-BR53 shows reasonable validity, reliability, and responsiveness and can be used to measure QOL for Chinese patients with breast cancer.

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Acknowledgements

This research is sponsored by the Natural Sciences Funds of Yunnan Province (99C0016G). In carrying out this research project, we not only received substantial help from the staff at the Oncological Hospital of Yunnan Province; but also received lots of help from Christiane van Pottelsberghethe, Karen West, at EORTC. We sincerely appreciate their kind help.

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  1. Faculty of Public Health, Kunming Medical College, Kunming, 650031, Yunnan, China

    Chonghua Wan, Qiong Meng & Xiaoqing Zhang

  2. Oncological Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, 650031, China

    Xueliang Tang

  3. Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave., Box 630, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA

    Chonghua Wan, Xin M. Tu, Changyong Feng & Susan Messing

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Wan, C., Tang, X., Tu, X.M. et al. Psychometric properties of the simplified Chinese version of the EORTC QLQ-BR53 for measuring quality of life for breast cancer patients . Breast Cancer Res Treat 105, 187–193 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-006-9443-1

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