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Kou J, Wang R, Tang Y, Tang Y, Gao Y. Translation and validation of a simplified Chinese version of the psychosocial assessment tool. BMC Cancer 2024; 24:221. [PMID: 38365614 PMCID: PMC10870522 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-024-11947-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT2.0) is widely used to assess psychosocial risk in families of children with cancer. Our study aims to apply PAT2.0 to Chinese patients and assess the reliability, content validity, and construct validity of the Chinese version. METHODS A total of 161 participants completed the study, each with only one child diagnosed with cancer. Psychometric evaluations, including internal consistency, score distribution, test-retest reliability, and construct validity, were conducted. RESULTS Cronbach's alpha values ranged from 0.732 to 0.843, indicating good internal consistency. Additionally, intraclass correlation coefficient values ranged from 0.869 to 0.984, indicating excellent test-retest reliability. The Simplified Chinese version of PAT2.0 demonstrated high construct validity in factor analyses and correlations with the General Functioning Subscale of the Family Assessment Device. CONCLUSION The translation process of the Chinese version of PAT2.0 was successful, proving its applicability for psychosocial evaluation and interventions in families of children with cancer in China.
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- Jun Kou
- Department of Ultrasound, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders.(Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics), Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400010, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders.(Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics), Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400010, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders.(Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics), Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400010, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders.(Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics), Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400010, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders.(Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics), Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400010, China.
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Psychosocial Factors Predicting Resilience in Family Caregivers of Children with Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18020748. [PMID: 33477253 PMCID: PMC7830523 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18020748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Chronic diseases in childhood can affect the physical and mental health of patients and their families. The objective of this study was to identify the sociodemographic and psychosocial factors that predict resilience in family caregivers of children with cancer and to define whether there are differences in the levels of resilience derived from these sociodemographic variables. Three hundred and thirty family caregivers of children with cancer, with an average age of 32.6 years were interviewed. The caregivers responded to a battery of tests that included a questionnaire of sociodemographic variables, the Measuring Scale of Resilience, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Inventory of Quality of Life, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, an interview of caregiver burden and the World Health Organization Well-Being Index. The main findings indicate that family caregivers of children with cancer reported high levels of resilience, which were associated positively with quality of life, psychological well-being and years of study and associated negatively with depression, anxiety and caregiver burden. The variables that predicted resilience in families of children with cancer were quality of life, psychological well-being, depression and number of children. Family caregivers who were married and Catholic showed higher resilience scores. We conclude that being a caregiver in a family with children with cancer is associated with symptoms of anxiety and with depressive episodes. These issues can be overcome through family strength, well-being, quality of life and positive adaptation processes and mobilization of family resources.
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Verma R, Mehdian Y, Sheth N, Netten K, Vinette J, Edwards A, Polyviou J, Orkin J, Amin R. Screening for caregiver psychosocial risk in children with medical complexity: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Paediatr Open 2020; 4:e000671. [PMID: 32789196 PMCID: PMC7389766 DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To quantify psychosocial risk in family caregivers of children with medical complexity using the Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT) and to investigate potential contributing sociodemographic factors. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Family caregivers completed questionnaires during long-term ventilation and complex care clinic visits at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. PATIENTS A total of 136 family caregivers of children with medical complexity completed the PAT questionnaires from 30 June 2017 through 23 August 2017. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Mean PAT scores in family caregivers of children with medical complexity. Caregivers were stratified as 'Universal' low risk, 'Targeted' intermediate risk or 'Clinical' high risk. The effect of sociodemographic variables on overall PAT scores was also examined using multiple linear regression analysis. Comparisons with previous paediatric studies were made using T-test statistics. RESULTS 136 (103 females (76%)) family caregivers completed the study. Mean PAT score was 1.17 (SD=0.74), indicative of 'Targeted' intermediate risk. Sixty-one (45%) caregivers were classified as Universal risk, 60 (44%) as Targeted risk and 15 (11%) as Clinical risk. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed an overall significant model (p=0.04); however, no particular sociodemographic factor was a significant predictor of total PAT scores. CONCLUSION Family caregivers of children with medical complexity report PAT scores among the highest of all previously studied paediatric populations. These caregivers experience significant psychosocial risk, demonstrated by larger proportions of caregivers in the highest-risk Clinical category.
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- Rahul Verma
- Department of Paediatrics, Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.,Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Science, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Social Work, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Social Work, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Social Work, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Child Health Evaluative Sciences (CHES) SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Child Health Evaluative Sciences (CHES) SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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