ABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of Uncertainty Scale for Kids-22 (USK-22).Methods The Uncertainty Scale for Kids was translated and adapted according to Chinese culture.The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of USK were tested in 117children and adolescents with cancer.Results The rate of recovery was 100％.The rote of effective questionnaire was 95.7％.The patients were easily to understand and it cost them average 8 minutes to finish the questionnaires.Three factors were extracted by factor analysis and could explain 57.043％ of total variance.The correlations between each item and subscale ranged from 0.526 to 0.762.The Cronbach α of USK was 0.872 and the Cronbach α of each subscale ranged from 0.774 to 0.826.The testretest reliability was 0.835.Conclusions The Chinese version of USK is reliable and valid,and can be used to measure the level of uncertainty among Chinese children and adolescents with cancer.