Psychometric testing of the Chinese-version cancer needs questionnaire short form head and neck cancer-specific version in oral cavity cancer patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 647-656

  Chen, Shu Ching ^a,e   Lai, Yeur Hur ^b   Cheng, Sue Yueh ^c   Liao, Chun Ta ^d,e   Chang, Joseph Tung Chien ^d,e  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Care needs; Care needs questionnaire; Oral cavity cancer; Psychometric testing; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER NEEDS QUESTIONNAIRE SHORT FORM; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOUTH CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; TAIWAN; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 85027919970     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-010-0877-y     Document Type: Article

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