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. 2013 Dec;28(12):1788-95.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.12.1788. Epub 2013 Nov 26.

Cross-cultural adaptation of the korean version of the minneapolis-manchester quality of life instrument-adolescent form

Hyeon Jin Park  1 , Hyung Kook Yang, Dong Wook Shin, Yoon Yi Kim, Young Ae Kim, Young Ho Yun, Byung Ho Nam, Smita Bhatia, Byung Kiu Park, Thad T Ghim, Hyoung Jin Kang, Kyung Duk Park, Hee Young Shin, Hyo Seop Ahn
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Cross-cultural adaptation of the korean version of the minneapolis-manchester quality of life instrument-adolescent form

Hyeon Jin Park et al. J Korean Med Sci. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

We verified the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Minneapolis-Manchester Quality of Life Instrument-Adolescent Form (KMMQL-AF) among Korean childhood cancer survivors. A total of 107 childhood cancer patients undergoing cancer treatment and 98 childhood cancer survivors who completed cancer treatment were recruited. To assess the internal structure of the KMMQL-AF, we performed multi-trait scaling analyses and exploratory factor analysis. Additionally, we compared each domains of the KMMQL-AF with those of the Karnofsky Performance Status Scale and the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS). Internal consistency of the KMMQL-AF was sufficient (Cronbach's alpha: 0.78-0.92). In multi-trait scaling analyses, the KMMQL-AF showed sufficient construct validity. The "physical functioning" domain showed moderate correlation with Karnofsky scores and the "psychological functioning" domain showed moderate-to-high correlation with the RCMAS. The KMMQL-AF discriminated between subgroups of different adolescent cancer survivors depending on treatment completion. The KMMQL-AF is a sufficiently reliable and valid instrument for measuring quality of life among Korean childhood cancer survivors.

Keywords: Child Psychology; Neoplasms; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Survivors; Validation Studies.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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