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{"title":"Development and psychometric testing of a personal health-related resources instrument for working-age women with breast cancer","authors":"Marika Skyttä ,&nbsp;Lauri Sillanmäki ,&nbsp;Minna Stolt ,&nbsp;Mari Kangasniemi","doi":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2025.100020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2025.100020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Personal health-related resources are essential for women with breast cancer, as these help them to maintain their own health and well-being during cancer care. Nurses play an important role in providing support to identify personal health-related resources of women during cancer treatments.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>To develop and test the psychometric properties of a new self-assessment personal health-related resources (PHRR) instrument for working-age women receiving breast cancer care.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A four-phase instrument development process was used. The data were analysed using the content validity index, content validity ratio and exploratory factor analysis. Reliability was tested using Cronbach's α coefficients.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The instrument’s content validity index was 0.93. Exploratory factor analysis showed that the instrument version 3.0 comprised three main factors, 12 sub-factors and 46 items, which explained 67.4 % of the total variance in the measured variable. The instrument’s internal consistency was high, with Cronbach’s α of 0.92.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The instrument showed acceptable psychometric properties and was suitable for measuring PHRR in women aged 18–65 years with breast cancer. The instrument provides multidimensional understanding of the PHRR of women with breast cancer. The PHRR instrument can be used to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the personal health-related resources for women with breast cancer during cancer care. This instrument can provide information how to support women and development psychosocial support in different phases of illness.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100896,"journal":{"name":"Measurement and Evaluations in Cancer Care","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100020"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145227105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reliability, validity, and clinical use of the newly developed Research and Clinical Assessment Tool-Fatigue (ReACT-F)","authors":"Kristin Dickinson ,&nbsp;Andrew Lim ,&nbsp;Bunny Pozehl ,&nbsp;Debra Lynch Kelly ,&nbsp;Kevin Kupzyk","doi":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2025.100019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2025.100019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) remains one of the most common and debilitating symptoms reported by individuals with cancer. Successful management of CRF has been substantially hindered by the lack of efficient and comprehensive tools to assess its multidimensional nature in clinical settings. The Research and Clinical Assessment Tool-Fatigue (ReACT-F) was created to address this need. The purpose of the current study was to document the reliability, validity, and clinical use of our newly developed ReACT-F questionnaire for use in oncology clinical settings.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Adults receiving treatment for cancer were enrolled between February 2019 and August 2022. Two study visits were conducted, during which participants completed three self-report CRF questionnaires (MFSI-SF, MFI-20, and the ReACT-F). Reliability and validity were examined. The clinical use of the ReACT-F questionnaire was evaluated by clinicians using a Likert scale.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The ReACT-F demonstrated acceptable internal consistency (.92 reliability coefficient) and test-retest (<em>r</em> = .60 −.67, <em>p</em> &lt; .001) reliability. The ReACT-F demonstrated acceptable validity when compared with the two well established and validated measures, with all correlations significant (p &lt; .001) and nearly all were at least moderate (r &gt; .50). In terms of clinical use, all clinicians rated the ReACT-F as valuable for assessment of CRF, and nearly all would use the tool in practice.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The ReACT-F is both a reliable and valid tool for assessment of multidimensional CRF in adults receiving cancer-related treatment. Data from the ReACT-F questionnaire may guide clinicians to focused assessments and effective personalized management strategies targeting specific fatigue dimensions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100896,"journal":{"name":"Measurement and Evaluations in Cancer Care","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100019"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144893106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Machine learning models for predicting surgical intervention in colorectal cancer","authors":"Felipe Mendes Delpino,&nbsp;Francisco Tustumi,&nbsp;Marina Martins Siqueira,&nbsp;Gabriely Rangel Pereira,&nbsp;Marcelo Passos Teivelis,&nbsp;Vanessa Damazio Teich,&nbsp;Sergio Eduardo Alonso Araujo,&nbsp;Lucas Hernandes Corrêa,&nbsp;Nelson Wolosker","doi":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2025.100018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2025.100018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><div>We aimed to develop and validate a machine learning (ML) model to predict surgical intervention in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, using clinical and sociodemographic data as predictors.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We conducted a longitudinal analysis using data from the <em>Fundação Oncocentro de São Paulo</em> (FOSP) database, which included CRC cases diagnosed between 2000 and 2023. We defined the primary outcome as surgical intervention and analyzed 29 predictor variables, including clinical, demographic, and socioeconomic factors. We evaluated six ML algorithms (Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, LightGBM, CatBoost, Logistic Regression, and Decision Trees). Data was divided into training (70 %) and test (30 %) sets and preprocessing steps were applied, including normalization, one-hot encoding, and addressing class imbalance. We assessed model performance using AUC-ROC, accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, and specificity. SHAP was used to interpret variable importance.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The dataset comprised 72,038 participants, 17,852 in the group that did not undergo surgery and 54,186 in the group that did. The Random Forest model achieved the highest performance, with an AUC of 0.94, accuracy of 0.82, and F1-score of 0.87. Key predictors included treatment-related factors (e.g., time between diagnosis and treatment), tumor stage, age, and socioeconomic indicators (e.g., municipal human development index). Geographic accessibility, such as travel time to healthcare facilities, also significantly influenced predictions.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This study demonstrates the potential of ML models, particularly Random Forest, to predict surgical necessity in CRC patients by integrating clinical and sociodemographic data.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100896,"journal":{"name":"Measurement and Evaluations in Cancer Care","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100018"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144679435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A comprehensive tool for evaluating patient satisfaction in mhealth: Development and validation of the digital health application satisfaction scale","authors":"G.Hari Prakash ,&nbsp;D. Sunil Kumar ,&nbsp;PK Kiran ,&nbsp;Vanishri Arun ,&nbsp;Deepika Yadav ,&nbsp;Arun Gopi ,&nbsp;Praveen Kulkarni ,&nbsp;M. Rakesh","doi":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2025.100017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2025.100017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><div>Digital health applications have emerged as vital tools in healthcare delivery, particularly for older cancer patients. However, there is a lack of validated tools to assess user satisfaction with these platforms. This study aimed to develop and validate the Digital Health Application Satisfaction Scale for Patients (DHASSP) to evaluate patient satisfaction across key domains such as ease of use, quality of life impact, and emotional engagement.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This mixed-methods study included expert consultations, item development, content validation using 28 experts, and pilot testing with 40 oncology patients. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and reliability tests were performed to evaluate the scale’s psychometric properties.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The DHASSP exhibited strong content validity (S-CVI/Ave = 0.857) and excellent reliability (Cronbach’s α = 0.907). EFA revealed a four-factor structure, accounting for 67.35 % of the variance. The Quality-of-Life domain demonstrated the highest reliability (α = 0.795), while technical aspects scored lower (α = 0.551).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The DHASSP provides a comprehensive framework for evaluating satisfaction with digital health platforms, addressing usability, emotional engagement, and impact on quality of life. Its validation contributes to advancing the use of ICT in clinical care, particularly in oncology settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100896,"journal":{"name":"Measurement and Evaluations in Cancer Care","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100017"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144685851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychometric assessment of the Traditional Chinese Version of patient reported outcome measurement for breast surgery (BREAST-Q) – Reconstruction module","authors":"Ting-Yu Chang ,&nbsp;Tongyao Wang ,&nbsp;Chia-Chin Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2025.100015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2025.100015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objectives</h3><div>Patient-reported outcomes, as important indicators of quality of life, was utilized in a widely used breast surgery measurement (BREAST-Q) for assessing patient's physical, psychosocial wellbeing and satisfaction. However, the lack of a Traditional Chinese version has limited its use in patient management in Taiwan. The study aims to psychometrically evaluate the Traditional Chinese BREAST-Q reconstruction module for Taiwanese patients undergoing breast cancer related reconstruction.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Forward and backward translations of the BREAST-Q was followed by expert reviews and pilot testing. Patients undergoing silicon breast reconstruction surgery were recruited from the inpatient and outpatient clinic at a comprehensive medical center. 155 and 96 participants completed the BREAST-Q and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Breast (FACT-B) before and after surgery, respectively. Psychometric properties were analyzed with internal consistency, test-retest reliability, content, construct and criterion validity.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The translated BREAST-Q reconstruction module had Cronbach's alpha values of 0.87 and 0.92 before and after surgery, respectively. The Pearson r values between the baseline and the two-weeks retest were.85 and.73, indicating high test-retest reliability. Expert validity measured by the Content Validity Index were 0.96 and 0.98. Concurrent validity measured by the Pearson correlation coefficients between the BREAST-Q and the FACT-B were.26 and.38, indicating good criterion-related validity.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This study confirms reliability and clinical validity of the Traditional Chinese BREAST-Q reconstruction module in Taiwan for measuring the satisfaction with breasts, overall outcome, process of care, and psychosocial, physical and sexual well-being before and after patients’ breast reconstruction surgery.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100896,"journal":{"name":"Measurement and Evaluations in Cancer Care","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100015"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143636882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perspectives of health care professionals on the value of physical examinations for early detection of breast cancer recurrences: More than just a detection method?","authors":"A. Dekker-Klaassen ,&nbsp;L.T.H. Godding ,&nbsp;M. van Hezewijk ,&nbsp;J.C. Korevaar ,&nbsp;J. Wiegersma ,&nbsp;C.H.C. Drossaert ,&nbsp;S. Siesling ,&nbsp;on behalf of the NABOR project group","doi":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2025.100016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2025.100016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objectives</h3><div>Physical examinations (PE) detect relatively few recurrences after breast cancer treatment, but are still recommended in surveillance guidelines. This study explores Health Care Professionals (HCPs) perspectives on the frequency and value of PE.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 11 Dutch hospitals with 22 HCPs involved in breast cancer follow-up. Interviews were coded by the framework methodology using the software Atlas.ti 23.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Most HCPs occasionally deviated from the guideline, giving some patients more and others less PE than recommended. The majority attributed rather limited value to PE for detecting recurrences and all performed PE more often than they perceived valuable. More PE was performed to meet patients’ wishes, to evaluate treatment effects or to detect signals of recurrences which imaging cannot assess. Also the organization of consultations determined PE’s frequency. Performing less PE was mainly because of PE’s low detection rates of recurrences.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>HCPs seem aware of the low detection rates but still perform more PE than perceived as valuable to detect recurrences because of reasons other than detecting recurrences. Better information provision on PE’s limited value in detecting recurrences may prevent unrealistic expectations and unnecessary PE. Further evidence on the cost-effectiveness of PE is warranted to revise guidelines.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100896,"journal":{"name":"Measurement and Evaluations in Cancer Care","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100016"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143642485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prospective psychometric validation of the swahili translated and adapted Pediatric Patient Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (Ped-PRO-CTCAE)","authors":"Hutton Chapman ,&nbsp;Jacqueline Kamanga ,&nbsp;Heronima J. Kashaigili ,&nbsp;Kristin Schroeder","doi":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2025.100014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2025.100014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>High quality clinical research is necessary in order to address the significant disparities in pediatric cancer outcomes seen in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Patient reported outcomes are now recognized as a critical part of many clinical trials, however, use of patient reported outcomes (PROs) in LMICs is limited by the lack of thoroughly translated and validated PRO surveys. To address this gap in Tanzania, we subsequently undertook the prospective psychometric validation of a recently translated Swahili Ped-PRO-CTCAE survey in order to support its use in Swahili speaking settings.</div></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><div>Between June and September, 2023, 41 patients seen in the pediatric oncology clinic at Bugando Medical Centre, in Mwanza, Tanzania, were enrolled. Patients or their parents, as age appropriate, were administered the Swahili Ped-PRO-CTCAE. Simultaneously, a CTCAE provider assessment was completed. Descriptive statistical and psychometric analysis of survey results was performed using R.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>49 surveys were collected, with 8 participants repeating surveys at later clinic visits. Internal consistency within symptom domains was supported by polychoric correlation coefficients all ≥ 0.5 with most ≥ 0.7. Principle component analysis of all evaluable symptom domains demonstrated one component explained &gt; 70 % of the cumulative variance for most symptoms. Concurrent validity was supported as nearly all Spearman correlation coefficients between Ped-PRO-CTCAE questions and relevant provider assessment questions were all ≥ 0.5.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Administration of the Swahili translated and adapted Ped-PRO-CTCAE in a representative Swahili speaking pediatric cancer patient population proved feasible and psychometric evaluation of survey results support the validity of the translation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100896,"journal":{"name":"Measurement and Evaluations in Cancer Care","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100014"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143136158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Performance of Subjective Global Nutrition Assessment (SGNA) in predicting nutritional status among children with cancer: A cross-sectional study","authors":"Maira Razzaq ,&nbsp;Qaisar Raza ,&nbsp;Muniba Khaliq ,&nbsp;Sajid Khan Tahir ,&nbsp;Mahwish Faizan","doi":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2025.100013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2025.100013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Children diagnosed with cancer are more susceptible to malnutrition and should receive extra consideration when it comes to nutritional evaluation. It is difficult to analyze nutritional status in children undergoing cancer therapy because there isn't a single, reliable tool. Anthropometric measurements are the most widely used objective tool for evaluating malnutrition in children; but it can be easily affected by disease and treatment, reducing its accuracy for evaluating body composition. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Subjective Global Nutrition Assessment (SGNA) in predicting nutritional status as compared to anthropometric measurements among children with cancer in Pakistan.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This cross-sectional study was conducted in oncology department of hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan. SGNA along with anthropometric were conducted on children aged 2–18 years receiving oncological treatment. To evaluate agreement between SGNA and anthropometric indicators in identifying malnutrition status, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) was performed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In 135 children 68.1 % were identified as having moderate or severe malnutrition according to SGNA. SGNA demonstrated the best performance with MUAC/A, showing a sensitivity of 85.7 %, specificity of 47.2 %, PPV of 58.7 %, and NPV of 88.1 %. But the agreement between SGNA and objective measures was only fair.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The SGNA proved useful for assessing the nutritional status of children with cancer and was effective in monitoring the prevalence of malnutrition when compared to objective nutritional evaluation methods.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100896,"journal":{"name":"Measurement and Evaluations in Cancer Care","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100013"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143136157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of Templer’s death anxiety scale using item response theory","authors":"Furong Chen ,&nbsp;Yiguo Deng ,&nbsp;Siyu Li ,&nbsp;Qihan Zhang ,&nbsp;M. Tish Knobf ,&nbsp;Zengjie Ye","doi":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2024.100012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2024.100012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Recently, the importance of assessing death anxiety (DA) has gained increasing recognition. The Chinese version of Templer's Death Anxiety Scale (C-T-DAS) is one of the most commonly used tools to evaluate death anxiety in cancer patients. This study is the first to examine the C-T-DAS in cancer patients using both non-parametric and parametric item response theory (IRT) methods.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This study included cancer patients from the \"Be Resilient to Cancer\" project in Guangdong, China, who completed the C-T-DAS after recruitment. The data collected were then randomly divided into Dataset 1 and Dataset 2 at a 1:1 ratio. Unidimensionality, monotonicity and local independence was estimated by non-parameter IRT of Mokken scale analysis (MSA) in Dataset 1. Parameter Item Response Theory (IRT) was performed in Dataset 2. Differential Item Functioning (DIF) analysis was used to compare the gender differences in all samples.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 462 patients participated in the study. Through MSA, three items were removed, and two factors, \"Fear of Death\" and \"Acceptance of Death,\" were retained. IRT analysis showed strong discrimination, moderate difficulty, and low guessing probabilities for the items. Additionally, DIF analysis revealed non-uniform gender differences in one item from the \"Fear of Death\" dimension.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The revised C-T-DAS exhibits robust validity and reliability for evaluating death anxiety in Chinese cancer patients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100896,"journal":{"name":"Measurement and Evaluations in Cancer Care","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100012"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143136156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Quality criteria for paediatric oncology centres in Switzerland: A multistakeholder consensus finding process","authors":"Sarah P. Schladerer ,&nbsp;Maria Otth ,&nbsp;Katrin Scheinemann","doi":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2024.100011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ymecc.2024.100011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Quality criteria aim to standardise and optimise the care provided to patients. Quality criteria for paediatric oncology centres exist in several countries but are missing for Switzerland. Therefore, we aimed to define quality criteria for paediatric oncology centres in Switzerland.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We conducted a three-round modified online Delphi process with 65 national stakeholders to reach a consensus on quality criteria retrieved from international sources. We asked stakeholders to decide on the relevance of categories of quality criteria (round 1), to rate (round 2) and re-rate (round 3) quality criteria regarding their relevance on a 5-point Likert scale, and to agree on a final list of quality criteria (round 3).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Twenty-nine stakeholders (response rate (RR) 45 %) participated in round 1, 23 (RR 35 %) in round 2, and 24 (RR 37 %) in round 3. In round 1, ≥ 50 % of stakeholders agreed that the six categories of facilities, multidisciplinary team and other experts, supportive care, treatment, long-term care, and volume and numbers are relevant in round 1. In round 2, ≥ 75 % of stakeholders rated 61 quality criteria as “relevant” or “very relevant”. In round 3, ≥ 75 % of stakeholders rated one additional quality criterion as “relevant” or “very relevant”, resulting in the agreement on a list of 62 relevant quality criteria.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Implementing these quality criteria can improve transparency, comparability, and, therefore, the quality of care in treatment centres. These quality criteria can be piloted nationally but need to be regularly reviewed. They may also serve as a reference for other countries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100896,"journal":{"name":"Measurement and Evaluations in Cancer Care","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100011"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143136155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}