title: Validation of the Dutch version of the transplant effects questionnaire in liver transplant recipients.
abstract: Little is known about the extent to which transplant recipients face emotional problems with the receipt of a transplanted organ. The Transplant Effects Questionnaire (TxEQ) enables the quantification of these problems. This study evaluates the psychometric properties of the Dutch translation of the TxEQ (TxEQ-NL) in a group of liver transplant recipients. Confirmatory factor analyses of the TxEQ-NL revealed an adequate fit with the original version. However, four items showed factor loadings <.40. Internal consistency was acceptable (.66-.79). The small correlations between the TxEQ-NL and generic measures of psychological functioning indicated that the constructs measured are related but distinguishable. Therefore, the TxEQ-NL adds a new dimension to the measurement of psychological functioning of transplant recipients.
authors.affiliation: Wenckebach Institute, School of Nursing & Health (FC33), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Coby
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Annema
authors.forename: Petrie F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Roodbol
authors.forename: Roy E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Adelita V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Ranchor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014177:Translations