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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2024

Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the long-term quality of life questionnaire.

Beatriz León-Salas, Amaia Bilbao-González, Ana María de Pascual Y Medina, Magdalena Esteva, Ana Toledo-Chávarri, Claudio Fuentes-Sánchez, Uriel Bohn-Sarmiento, Pilar Padrón-Peña, Sonia González-Sánchez, Rafael Valcárcel-López and 1 more

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  1. Patient-reported quality-of-life outcomes in immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: addressing gaps, capturing patient experience, and advancing the field.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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Beatriz León-SalasCanary Islands Health Research Institute Foundation (FIISC), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Amaia Bilbao-GonzálezResearch Network on Chronic Diseases, Primary Care, and Health Promotion (RICAPPS), Carlos III Health Institute (Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Madrid, Spain.
Ana María de Pascual Y MedinaEvaluation Unit (SESCS), Canary Islands Health Service (SCS), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Magdalena EstevaMajorca Primary Care Management. Research Unit, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Ana Toledo-ChávarriCanary Islands Health Research Institute Foundation (FIISC), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Claudio Fuentes-SánchezDepartment of Medical Oncology, Nuestra Señora de Candelaria University Hospital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Uriel Bohn-SarmientoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Gran Canaria Dr. Negrin General University Hospital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Pilar Padrón-PeñaNursing Service, University Hospital of Canary Islands, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Sonia González-SánchezNursing Service, University Hospital of Canary Islands, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Rafael Valcárcel-LópezCanary Islands Primary Care, Canary Islands Health Service (SCS), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
María Del Mar Trujillo-MartínCanary Islands Health Research Institute Foundation (FIISC), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to translate, culturally adapt, and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Spanish Long-Term Quality of Life (LTQL) questionnaire. Methods: The LTQL was initially translated into Spanish and cross-culturally adapted based on established guidelines. The Spanish LTQL was administered to patients with breast cancer who had completed their initial treatment 5 years earlier, along with other self-report measures: Quality of Life in Adult Cancer Survivors (QLACS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and EORT-QLQ-BR23. Reliability was evaluated using internal consistency and test-retest. Convergent and known-groups validity were examined. Structural validity as determined by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Rasch analyses was used to assess the unidimensionality and item-functioning of the LTQL domains. Results: Cronbach's alpha were above 0.7 in all domains. Test-retest coefficients were between 0.72 to 0.96 for LTQL domains. LTQL total score was correlated with others total scores of other measures: QLACS (r=-0.39), HADS depression (r=-0.57), HADS anxiety (-0.45) and EORTC-QLQ-BR23 (r=-0.50). CFA provided satisfactory fit indices, with RMSEA value of 0.077 and TLI and CFI values of 0.901 and 0.909, respectively. All factor loadings were higher than 0.40 and statistically significant (P<0.001). Rasch analysis showed that Somatic Concerns domain had 4 misfitting items, and Philosophical/Spiritual View of Life and social Support domains only 1 misfit item. However, unidimensionality was supported for the four domains. Conclusion: The findings support the validity and reliability of the Spanish version of LTQL questionnaire to be used in long-term cancer female survivors.

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