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ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2014

Development of the Japanese version of the Minneapolis-Manchester Quality of Life Survey of Health - Adolescent Form (MMQL-AF) and investigation of its reliability and validity.

Makiko Koike, Hiroki Hori, Takeshi Rikiishi, Akira Hayakawa, Naoko Tsuji, Tsukasa Yonemoto, Hideko Uryu, Eisuke Matsushima

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  1. The Minneapolis-Manchester Quality of Life Instrument: reliability and validity of the Adult Form in cancer survivors.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2018
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Makiko KoikeSection of Liaison Psychiatry and Palliative Medicine, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku 113-8519, Tokyo, Japan. mkoike@mejiro.ac.jp.
Hiroki Hori
Takeshi Rikiishi
Akira Hayakawa
Naoko Tsuji
Tsukasa Yonemoto
Hideko Uryu
Eisuke Matsushima
Tokyo Medical and Dental University · JPChiba Cancer Center · JPKobe University · JPKurashiki Central Hospital · JPMie University · JPNational Center for Global Health and Medicine · JPTohoku University · JP

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Abstract

backgroundThere are very few reliable and valid measures in Japan assessing health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children with cancer. The present study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the Minneapolis-Manchester Quality of Life Survey of Health Adolescent Form (MMQL-AF), which is a measure for assessing the HRQOL of childhood cancer survivors, and investigate its reliability and validity.

methodsParticipants were 141 children with cancer who had been off therapy for more than one year and 183 healthy controls. The reliability and internal consistency of the measure were assessed through test-retest methods using Cronbach's coefficient alpha and intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs). For validation of the measure, factorial validity, concurrent validity using the Japanese version of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales (PedsQL-J), and discriminant validity using comparisons between children with cancer and healthy controls were investigated.

resultsOf the 46 items in the original version, 44 items were determined to comprise the Japanese version of the MMQL-AF. Cronbach's coefficient alphas for each subscale were high ranging from 0.83 to 0.89. Test-retest reliability ranged between ICC 0.79 to 0.96. Investigation of concurrent validity using the PedsQL-J demonstrated strong correlations in physical functions and moderate correlations for other factors. A significant difference was observed between children with cancer and healthy controls.

conclusionsThus, the Japanese version of the MMQL-AF served as a self-evaluation questionnaire that allowed for practical, comprehensive, and multidimensional measurement of HRQOL specific to childhood cancer survivors.

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Health SurveysNeoplasmsQuality of LifeSelf ReportSurvivorsAdolescentCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansJapanMaleReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTranslations

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