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<p>Cancer of the cervix has a progressive character and is one of the most significant public health problems in many countries. Our research aimed to translate EORTC QLQ CX 24 (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer; Quality of life questionnaire-cervical cancer 24) from English to Serbian, to create essential cultural adaptations and to analyze psychometric properties of the translation in a model of female inpatients with cancer of the cervix. The QLQ CX 24 was translated and adapted according to internationally established guidelines, and then tested on a sample of 100 Serbian females with cancer of the cervix. The testing was repeated three times on the same patients. We calculated the internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha), criterion validity, convergent validity, and discriminative validity of the QLQ CX 24. We used factor analysis to discover the original construct. The Serbian translation of QLQ CX 24 showed good internal consistency, showed satisfactory reliability, and temporal stability. In the first, when was rated by the investigators Cronbach’s alpha was 0.607, and one month later when the questionnaire also was rated by investigators Cronbach’s alpha was 0.696. When the scale was rated by females themselves Cronbach’s alpha was 0.802. Divergent as well as convergent validity tests had good results. The factorial analysis exposed six domains. The Serbian translation of QLQ CX 24 is a trustworthy and appropriate specific instrument for measuring the quality of life in females with cervical cancer.</p>
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Cancer of the cervix has a progressive character and is one of the most significant public health problems in many countries. Our research aimed to translate EORTC QLQ CX 24 (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer; Quality of life questionnaire-cervical cancer 24) from English to Serbian, to create essential cultural adaptations and to analyze psychometric properties of the translation in a model of female inpatients with cancer of the cervix. The QLQ CX 24 was translated and adapted according to internationally established guidelines, and then tested on a sample of 100 Serbian females with cancer of the cervix. The testing was repeated three times on the same patients. We calculated the internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha), criterion validity, convergent validity, and discriminative validity of the QLQ CX 24. We used factor analysis to discover the original construct. The Serbian translation of QLQ CX 24 showed good internal consistency, showed satisfactory reliability, and temporal stability. In the first, when was rated by the investigators Cronbach’s alpha was 0.607, and one month later when the questionnaire also was rated by investigators Cronbach’s alpha was 0.696. When the scale was rated by females themselves Cronbach’s alpha was 0.802. Divergent as well as convergent validity tests had good results. The factorial analysis exposed six domains. The Serbian translation of QLQ CX 24 is a trustworthy and appropriate specific instrument for measuring the quality of life in females with cervical cancer.

Psychometric Properties of the Quality of Life Questionnaire - Cervical Cancer 24 (QLQ CX 24) Translation to Serbian

University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences

Department of Pharmacology and toxicology

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)

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Cancer of the cervix has a progressive character and is one of the most significant public health problems in many countries. Our research aimed to translate...

Psychometric Properties of the Quality of Life Questionnaire - Cervical Cancer 24 (QLQ CX 24) Translation to Serbian

Published Online: Jan 02, 2024

Page range: 329 - 337

Received: Jul 20, 2020

Accepted: Oct 20, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2020-0047

Keywords
Quality of life, questionnaire, cervical cancer, validation, females

© 2020 Radica Zivkovic Zaric et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Psychometric Properties of the Quality of Life Questionnaire - Cervical Cancer 24 (QLQ CX 24) Translation to Serbian

Published Online: Jan 02, 2024

Page range: 329 - 337

Received: Jul 20, 2020

Accepted: Oct 20, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2020-0047

KeywordsQuality of life, questionnaire, cervical cancer, validation, females

© 2020 Radica Zivkovic Zaric et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Quality of life, questionnaire, cervical cancer, validation, females