Abstract |
Translation of the instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) was carried out and its psychometric properties were assessed in a Greek sample of patients with advanced cancer. The scale was translated with the forward-backward procedure into the Greek language. It was initially administered to 136 advanced cancer patients. To assess reliability, it was administered to 45 patients 3 days later. To assess the effect of treatment, 75 patients were studied. The patients also completed the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status and the linear analogue scale assessment ( LASA) quality of life (QoL) scale. Confirmatory factor analysis of the IADL was carried out. Reliability was assessed in terms of internal consistency (Cronbach's α) and test-retest correlation (Pearson and ICC) of the IADL scale. Construct validity was assessed through correlation of IADL with ECOG and LASA QoL scores. Confirmatory factor analysis yielded a single-factor model. The homogeneity of the instrument proved to be satisfactory (α was 0.88 for men and 0.83 for women). Test-retest reliability was also satisfactory (P<0.0005). High correlation with ECOG (men, r=-0.87; women, r=-0.85) and LASA QoL (men, r=0.55; women, r=0.53) was observed. The Greek version of the IADL in cancer patients treated in a palliative care unit is a reliable and valid clinical instrument.
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Authors | Kyriaki Mystakidou, Efi Parpa, Eleni Tsilika, Irene Panagiotou, Anna Roumeliotou, Matina Symeonidi, Antonis Galanos, Ioannis Kouvaris |
Journal | International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptation
(Int J Rehabil Res)
Vol. 36
Issue 1
Pg. 75-80
(Mar 2013)
ISSN: 1473-5660 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 23060083
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Activities of Daily Living
- Aged
- Breast Neoplasms
(rehabilitation)
- Disabled Persons
(rehabilitation)
- Factor Analysis, Statistical
- Female
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
(rehabilitation)
- Greece
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
(rehabilitation)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasms
(rehabilitation)
- Psychometrics
- Sensitivity and Specificity
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