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. 2025 Jul 11;24(1):906.
doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-03576-x.

Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the post-intensive care syndrome questionnaire

Caidie Yang  1 , Hongmei Wu  1 , Chunmei Luo  2
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Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the post-intensive care syndrome questionnaire

Caidie Yang et al. BMC Nurs. .

Abstract

Objective: To translate and validate the Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) Questionnaire for use in Chinese ICU patient populations.

Methods: Authorization was secured via email from the original author of the questionnaire. Utilizing the Brislin translation model, the questionnaire underwent Sinicization and cultural adaptation to develop the initial Chinese version. A survey was carried out among 278 patients who were discharged from ICU in a tertiary hospital in China. The reliability and validity of the Chinese PICS questionnaire was then assessed.

Results: The Item Content Validity Index (I-CVI) ranging from 0.84 to 1.0, the Scale Content Validity Index (S-CVI) of 0.92, the Cronbach's α coefficient of 0.903, and the split-half reliability greater than 0.8. The exploratory factor analysis indicated three dimensions with 18 items. The cumulative variance contribution rate was 68.445%. The confirmatory factor analysis results indicated good model fit.

Conclusion: The Chinese version of the PICS questionnaire exhibits robust reliability and validity, confirming its suitability for assessing Post-Intensive Care Syndrome in Chinese ICU patients.

Keywords: Assessment tool; Post-Intensive care syndrome; Reliability; Validity.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was authorized by the Ethics Office of Xinqiao Hospital of Army Medical University, China. The study design strictly adhered to the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (including beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, and justice). And we had informed consent to participate was obtained from all of the participants. Consent for publication: All the authors have approved the manuscript and agree with submission to your esteemed journal. The participants have agreed the publish of the articles written from this study. Materials availability: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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