ArticleIndian journal of palliative care
Validation of the Comprehensive Needs Assessment Tool in Patients with Advanced Cancer.
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- Assessing unmet needs in advanced cancer patients: a systematic review of the development, content, and quality of available instruments.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Pooled it
- From patient voices to optimal PROMs: a mixed methods framework for cancer survivorship care.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- The Relationship between the Unmet Needs of Chinese Family Caregivers and the Quality of Life of Childhood Cancer Patients Undergoing Inpatient Treatment: A Mediation Model through Caregiver Depression.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Supporting the patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers: what are their palliative care needs?BMC cancer · 2020Article
- Validation of the Needs Assessment of Family Caregivers-Cancer scale in an Asian population.BMC psychology · 2020Article
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Abstract
aimsThe 59-item Comprehensive Needs Assessment Tool (CNAT) for cancer patients is an English language survey developed in South Korea. The objective of this study was to validate the English version of CNAT in advanced cancer patients in Singapore.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional survey where advanced cancer patients completed the CNAT in English. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess construct validity. For known groups validity, independent samples
resultsA total of 328 advanced cancer patients were recruited. The mean age was 59.6 years and 49.1% were male. Majority (68.0%) were Chinese, 20.4% were Malay, 7.9% were Indian, and 3.7% were of other ethnicities. The 7-factor model previously established in Korea showed sufficient construct validity with root mean square error of approximation 0.037 and comparative fit index 0.944. All 59 items had a factor loading ≥0.5. Group invariance test showed no difference in the pattern of factor loadings between ethnic Chinese and other ethnic groups (
conclusionsThe CNAT showed construct and known-group validity and internal consistency in this study sample and can be used to assess the unmet needs of advanced cancer patients in the Singapore context.
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