title: Prior Study of Cross-Cultural Validation of McGill Quality-of-Life Questionnaire in Mainland Mandarin Chinese Patients With Cancer.
abstract: The validation of McGill quality-of-life questionnaire (MQOLQ) in mainland China, which had already been used in multicultural palliative care background including Hong Kong and Taiwan, remained unknown. Eligible patients completed the translated Chinese version of McGill questionnaires (MQOL-C), which had been examined before the study. Construct validity was preliminarily assessed through exploratory factor analysis extracting 4 factors that construct a new hypothesis model and then the original model was proved to be better confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis. Internal consistency of all the subscales was within 0.582 to 0.917. Furthermore, test-retest reliability ranged from 0.509 to 0.859, which was determined by Spearman rank correlation coefficient. Face validation and feasibility also confirm the good validity of MQOL-C. The MQOL-C has satisfied validation in mainland Chinese patients with cancer, although cultural difference should be considered while using it.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Liya
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Jingwen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health & Social Sciences, Psychology, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China borismq@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Mei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: China; McGill quality-of-life questionnaire; cancer; palliative care; quality of life assessment; validation