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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2015

Measurement invariance of English and French Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ) empowerment scales validated for cancer.

Jennifer Brunet, Sophie Lauzier, H Sharon Campbell, Lise Fillion, Richard H Osborne, Elizabeth Maunsell

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Jennifer BrunetSchool of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, 125 University, Montpetit Hall, Room 339, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada.
Sophie LauzierFaculty of Pharmacy, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1K 7P4, Canada.
H Sharon CampbellFaculty of Applied Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
Lise FillionFaculté des sciences infirmières, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, QC, Canada.
Richard H OsbornePublic Health Innovation, Population Health Strategic Research Centre, Deakin University, Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Melbourne, VIC, 3125, Australia.
Elizabeth MaunsellDépartement de médecine sociale et préventive, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, 2180 Chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec, QC, G1K 7P4, Canada. elizabeth.maunsell@fmed.ulaval.ca.
Université Laval · CACentre hospitalier universitaire de Québec · CADeakin University · AUUniversity of Ottawa · CAUniversity of Waterloo · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research KAL-82607
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIf measurement invariance (MI) is demonstrated for a scale completed by respondents from two different language groups, it means that the scale measures the same construct in the same way in both groups. We assessed MI of the French- and English-language versions of the five Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ) empowerment scales validated for the cancer setting.

methodsData came from two cross-sectional studies of Canadian cancer survivors (704 English, 520 French). Single-group confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to test whether the hypothesized factor structure of the French-language heiQ empowerment scales fit the data. Multi-group CFAs were conducted to assess different levels of MI conditions (configural, metric, scalar, strict, as well as MI of factor variances, covariances, and latent means) of the French- and English-language heiQ empowerment scales.

resultsThe correlated five-factor model showed good fit in both language groups (goodness-of-fit indices: CFI ≥ .97; RMSEA ≤ .07). Goodness-of-fit indices and tests of differences in fit between models supported MI of the five-factor model across the two language groups (∆CFI ≤ -.010 combined with ∆RMSEA ≤ .015).

conclusionsThe French- and English-language heiQ empowerment scales measure the same five dimensions of empowerment in the same way across both language groups. Thus, any observed similarities or differences between French- and English-speaking respondents completing these scales are valid and reflect similarities or differences in empowerment across language groups, not measurement artifact. Consequently, heiQ empowerment data from English- and French-speaking respondents can be directly pooled or contrasted in data analyses.

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Health EducationSurveys and QuestionnairesAdolescentAdultAgedCanadaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLanguageMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsQuality of LifeSurvivorsYoung AdultCancerEmpowermentLanguage invarianceOutcome assessment (health care)TranslationValidation studies

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