Psychometric validation of the Turkish version of the Supportive Care Needs Survey for Partners and Caregivers (SCNS‐P&C‐T) of cancer patients

• DOI: 10.1111/ecc.13177
• Publication Date: 2019-10-01T06:20:05Z
• Authors: Mevlüde Ergen; Fatma Arikan
• Keywords: Exploratory factor analysis; Validity

Objective To evaluate the validity and reliability study of Supportive Care Needs Survey for partners caregivers cancer patients in Turkish society (SCNS-P&C-T). Methods This cross-sectional survey followed by a test-retest psychometric validation was conducted with 270 participants. The research data were collected using patient caregiver demographic survey, SCNS-P&C-T, Caregiver Strain Index, Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale. Results Ten expert opinions found to be consistent content scale (I-CVI = 0.993, S-CVI 0.956). confirmatory factor analysis could not confirm structure original scale. Therefore, an exploratory performed determined. These structures are (a) psychological emotional needs, (b) health care information, (c) work social (d) communication family needs. Conclusion SCNS-P&C-T is valid reliable tool which can used identify unmet needs among populations.