Psychometric Evaluation of the Bahasa Malaysia Version of the Lymphedema Functioning, Disability, and Health Questionnaire for Upper Limb Lymphedema in Patients with Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-04-12 DOI:10.1089/lrb.2023.0045

Estu Meilani, Asfarina Zanudin, Nor Azlin Mohd Nordin

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Abstract

Background: Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) is the most prevalent comorbidity that occurs following breast cancer treatments and has negative impact on the patients' quality of life (QoL). The Lymphedema Functioning, Disability, and Health Questionnaire for Upper Limb Lymphedema (Lymph-ICF-UL) is a valid and reliable instrument in assessing the QoL of patients with BCRL. However, the Bahasa Malaysia (BM) version is not available yet. This study aimed to translate the Lymph-ICF-UL into BM and to evaluate its validity and reliability. Methods and Results: A forward-backward translation was performed based on Sousa's guideline, and then, the face, content, construct validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability were tested. Face validity was assessed by five patients, and content validity was evaluated by six experts. Then, construct validity and internal validity were assessed in 107 patients. Finally, test-retest reliability was analyzed in 21 patients. Two items were eliminated following suggestions from the patients and experts. All patients found the scoring system and items clear and relevant. The results showed sufficient content validity index and modified kappa statistics value. Confirmatory factor analysis showed acceptable fit indices. Cronbach's alpha values ranged from 0.67 to 0.95, intraclass correlation coefficient ranged from 0.88 to 0.99, standard error measurement was 2.29-6.15, and the Bland-Altman plot showed an agreement between two test occasions. Conclusion: These results suggested that the Lymph-ICF-UL BM has good validity and reliability in evaluating the QoL of patients with BCRL in Malaysia.

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针对乳腺癌相关淋巴水肿患者上肢淋巴水肿功能、残疾和健康问卷的马来西亚语版心理计量学评估。

背景：乳腺癌相关淋巴水肿（BCRL）是乳腺癌治疗后最常见的合并症，对患者的生活质量（QoL）有负面影响。上肢淋巴水肿功能、残疾和健康问卷（Lymph-ICF-UL）是评估乳腺癌淋巴水肿患者生活质量的有效而可靠的工具。然而，目前还没有马来西亚语（BM）版本。本研究旨在将 Lymph-ICF-UL 翻译成国语版本，并评估其有效性和可靠性。方法和结果：根据 Sousa 的指南进行了正向-反向翻译，然后测试了面效度、内容效度、结构效度、内部一致性和重复测试可靠性。表面效度由五名患者评估，内容效度由六名专家评估。然后，对 107 名患者进行了结构效度和内部效度评估。最后，对 21 名患者进行了重复测试可靠性分析。根据患者和专家的建议，删除了两个项目。所有患者都认为评分系统和项目清晰且相关。结果显示了足够的内容效度指数和修正卡帕统计值。确认性因子分析显示了可接受的拟合指数。Cronbach'sα值介于0.67至0.95之间，类内相关系数介于0.88至0.99之间，标准误差测量值为2.29至6.15，Bland-Altman图显示两次测试结果一致。结论这些结果表明，Lymph-ICF-UL BM 在评估马来西亚 BCRL 患者的 QoL 方面具有良好的有效性和可靠性。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

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2 months

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