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ArticleJournal of patient-reported outcomes2021

Patient-reported anxiety and depression measures for use in Indian head and neck cancer populations: a psychometric evaluation.

Chindhu Shunmugasundaram, Haryana M Dhillon, Phyllis N Butow, Puma Sundaresan, Mahati Chittem, Niveditha Akula, Surendran Veeraiah, Claudia Rutherford

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Article in Journal of patient-reported outcomes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Chindhu ShunmugasundaramFaculty of Science, School of Psychology, Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. chindhu.shunmugasundaram@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9638-8219
Haryana M DhillonFaculty of Science, School of Psychology, Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4039-5169
Phyllis N ButowFaculty of Science, School of Psychology, Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3562-6954
Puma SundaresanRadiation Oncology Network, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9151-0150
Mahati ChittemDepartment of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Sangareddy District, India.
Niveditha AkulaDepartment of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Sangareddy District, India.
Surendran VeeraiahDepartment of Psycho-Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, India.
Claudia RutherfordFaculty of Science, School of Psychology, Quality of Life Office, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4637-4572
The University of Sydney · AUIndian Institute of Technology Hyderabad · INCancer Institute (WIA) · IN

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The University of Sydney 2018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHead and neck cancers (HNC) are one of the most traumatic forms of cancer because they affect essential aspects of life such as speech, swallowing, eating and disfigurement. HNCs are common in India, with over 100,000 cases being registered each year. HNC and treatment are both associated with considerable anxiety and depression. With increasing multinational research, no suitable measures in Indian languages are available to assess anxiety and depression in Indian HNC patients. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of cross-culturally adapted versions of Zung's self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and the Patient health questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9) in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi speaking Indian HNC populations.

methodsHNC patients were recruited from three tertiary cancer centres in India. Patients completed the cross-culturally adapted versions of SAS and PHQ-9. We assessed targeting, scaling assumptions, construct validity (exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses), convergent validity, and internal consistency reliability.

resultsThe study sample included 205 Tamil, 216 Telugu and 200 Hindi speaking HNC patients. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses indicated a two-factor solution for PHQ-9 and four-factor solution for SAS in all three languages. Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranged between 0.717 and 0.890 for PHQ-9 and between 0.803 and 0.868 for SAS, indicating good reliability. Correlations between hypothesized scales were as expected providing evidence towards convergent validity.

conclusionsThis first psychometric evaluation of the measurement properties of Tamil, Telugu and Hindi versions of the SAS and PHQ-9 in large, Indian HNC populations supported their use as severity and outcome measures across the disease and treatment continuum.

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