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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Validation of the Hong Kong Chinese version of the Support Person's Unmet Needs Survey-Short Form.

Doris Y P Leung, Yin-Ping Choy, Wai-Man Ling, Elaine Yim, Winnie K W So, Carmen W H Chan, Yim-Wah Mak

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Doris Y P LeungSchool of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China. doris.yp.leung@polyu.edu.hk.ORCID 0000-0003-0138-8839
Yin-Ping ChoyDepartment of Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China. cyp218@ha.org.hk.
Wai-Man LingDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China. lingwm1@ha.org.hk.
Elaine YimDepartment of Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China. yimpy@ha.org.hk.
Winnie K W SoNethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. winnieso@cuhk.edu.hk.ORCID 0000-0001-9243-2924
Carmen W H ChanNethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. whchan@cuhk.edu.h.ORCID 0000-0003-0696-2369
Yim-Wah MakSchool of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China. yw.mak@polyu.edu.hk.ORCID 0000-0001-7330-7001
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKHong Kong Polytechnic University · HKPamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study describes the psychometric properties of a Hong Kong Chinese version of the short form of the Support Person's Unmet Needs Survey (SPUNS-SF) for caregivers of patients with cancer. A convenience sample of 280 patient-caregiver dyads was recruited between April and June 2018. A subsample of 70 caregivers completed the survey again, two weeks later. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) examined the instrument's factorial structure, ordinal alpha coefficients evaluated the internal consistency, and intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) assessed the test-retest reliability. Convergence validity was evaluated by the correlations with sleep disturbance and caregiver burden in caregivers. The Hong Kong Chinese version of the SPUNS-SF (SPUNS-SFHKC) had a high completion rate of 96.8% (271/280) among caregivers. The original five-factor model provided an acceptable fit with the data in the CFA. The ordinal alpha coefficients were 0.866-0.945, and the two-week test-retest reliabilities were 0.524-0.678. The correlations of the five domains of the SPUNS-SFHKC with caregiver burden were 0.257-0.446, and for sleep disturbance were 0.075-0.464. The SPUNS-SFHKC has a suitable factor structure and psychometric properties for use in assessing unmet supportive needs among Chinese caregivers of patients with cancer. The applicability of the instrument for long-term use still needs to be studied.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalNeeds AssessmentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAsian PeopleCaregiversFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHong KongHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultscancercaregiverChineseneedsSPUNS-SF

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PMID31653067
PMCPMC6862032
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