Psychometric validation of the Chinese version of the PROMIS Social Relationships Short Forms

Tingting Cai; Qingmei Huang; Fulei Wu; Haozhi Xia; Changrong Yuan

doi:10.1002/nop2.1077

Psychometric validation of the Chinese version of the PROMIS Social Relationships Short Forms

Nurs Open. 2022 Jan;9(1):394-401. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1077. Epub 2021 Sep 26.

Authors

Tingting Cai¹, Qingmei Huang¹, Fulei Wu¹, Haozhi Xia^{1

2}, Changrong Yuan¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
² School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to culturally adapt and psychometrically validate the PROMIS Social Relationships Short Forms (PROMIS-SR) among Chinese patients with breast cancer.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Method: The PROMIS-SR was translated into simplified Chinese by strictly adhering to the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy translation method and was subsequently tested among patients with breast cancer (N = 965). Eligible patients filled out the demographic information questionnaire, the PROMIS-SR, and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast.

Results: Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) provided support for the original structure of the PROMIS-SR. All instruments reported strong known-group, cross-cultural and convergent validity, as hypothesized. Correlation coefficients ranged from 0.67 to 0.85, and Cronbach's α of all items were high (0.90-0.94).

Keywords: breast cancer; patient-reported outcomes; psychometric validation; social relationships.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

China
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Interpersonal Relations*
Psychometrics / methods
Reproducibility of Results