Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Cognitive Function in Chinese women with breast cancer / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Cognitive Function (FACT-Cog) in Chinese women with breast cancer.Methods The Chinese version of the FACT-Cog was obtained by FACT.A total of 202 patients with breast cancer were investigated by convenient sampling survey.The reliability and validity of the scale were analyzed by the principal component analysis and Pearson correlation analysis.Results The Cronbach α of the Chinese version of the FACT-Cog was 0.96, and those of four dimensions were 0.87-0.96.The test-retest correlation coefficients for the Chinese version of the FACT-Cog were 0.45-0.73, P＜0.01.The four-factor structure of the Chinese version of the FACT-Cog was confirmed and accounted for 66.63％ of the total variance.The criterion-related validity of the Chinese version of the FACT-Cog were significantly related with those of anxiety, depression and fatigue,-(0.36～0.48),-(0.42～0.52), 0.48-0.59,P＜0.01.Conclusion The Chinese version of the FACT-Cog is valid, reliable, and appropriate for clinical and research use in Chinese women with breast cancer.