The Caregivers Quality of Life Cancer index scale (CQoLC): an exploratory factor analysis for validation in French cancer patients’ spouses
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Caregivers Quality of Life Cancer index scale (CQoLC) in a sample of spouses of French cancer patients. Methods The CQoLC, the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 12 (MOS SF-12) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were administered to 300 spouses aged 21-85 years. Clinical data such as severity of cancer, medical treatment and duration of illness were obtained from a review of medical records. Results An exploratory factor analysis yielded a 23-item measure with one factor explaining 38.76% of the variance: labeled impairment of quality of life. The correlations between this factor and MOS SF-12 were negative for the physical component (ρ = -0.351, p Conclusions The findings indicate that the CQoLC has sufficient validity and reliability to assess the impairment of quality of life in spouses of French cancer patients.
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The CQOLC scale has been validated in other countries, including Korea, Turkey, France, Taiwan, and Germany.
“Actualmente, la escala presenta validación en otros países, como Corea (31), Turquía (32), Francia (33), Taiwán (34) y Alemania (35).”
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Varios estudios han evaluado el impacto económico que tiene el cáncer en los diferentes aspectos del contexto familiar.
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- Authors
- Lafaye, A., De Chalvron, S., Houédé, N., Eghbali, H., & Cousson-Gélie, F.
- Affiliations
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- Institut Bergonié (FR)
- Venue
- Quality of Life Research
- Published
- 2012-01-25
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 119-122
- ISSN
- 0962-9343 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2649
- OpenAlex
- W2080175203
- Cited by
- 28
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 1.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Quality of Life Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Keywords
- caregiver quality of life, scale validation, factor structure, anxiety, psychometric properties
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, France, Humans, Language, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Reproducibility of Results, Caregivers, Patient Satisfaction, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Spouses, White People
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