title: Validation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of a Chinese Version of the Emotional and Social Dysfunction Questionnaire in Stroke Patients.
abstract: The objectives of this study were to develop a cross-cultural Chinese version of the Emotional and Social Dysfunction Questionnaire (ESDQ-C) and test its validity and reliability among Chinese-speaking stroke patients. Various methods were used to develop the ESDQ-C. A cross-sectional study was used to examine the validity and reliability of the developed questionnaire, which consists of 28 items belonging to six factors, anger, helplessness, emotional dyscontrol, indifference, inertia and fatigue, and euphoria. Satisfactory convergence and known-group validities were confirmed by significant correlations of the ESDQ-C with the Profile of Mood States-Short Form ( p < .05) and with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale ( p < .05). The internal consistency was represented by Cronbach's alpha, which was .96 and .79 to .92 for the entire scale and subscales, respectively. Appropriate application of the ESDQ-C will be helpful to identify critical adjustment-related types of distress and patients who experience difficulty coping with such distress.
authors.affiliation: 1 Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Hui-Chuan
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: 1 Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Meei-Ling
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Shyu
authors.affiliation: 2 National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Mei-Feng
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: 1 Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, R.O.C.|3 Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Chaur-Jong
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: 4 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.|5 Linkou Medical Center College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Chien-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: 1 Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, R.O.C.|3 Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Hsin-Chien
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 1 Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, R.O.C.|3 Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Nai-Fang
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.affiliation: 1 Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Hsiu-Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012919:Social Behavior; D020521:Stroke / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Emotional and Social Dysfunction Questionnaire (ESDQ); emotional distress; psychometric properties; social distress; stroke