TY - JOUR
T1 - Filipino Version of the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory
T2 - Validation and Multisymptom Measurement in Cancer Patients
AU - Wang, Xin Shelley
AU - Laudico, Adriano V.
AU - Guo, Hong
AU - Mendoza, Tito R.
AU - Matsuda, Maria Lourdes
AU - Yosuico, Victor D.
AU - Fragante, Edilberto P.
AU - Cleeland, Charles S.
PY - 2006/6
Y1 - 2006/6
N2 - Assessing cancer-related symptoms requires a brief, reliable, valid, and culturally adapted symptom screening tool. In the Philippines, cancer patients (n = 206) and community-dwelling adults (n = 170) participated in a cross-sectional validation study of the Filipino version of the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI-F). Both exploratory factor analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis revealed two underlying symptom severity constructs-general and gastrointestinal symptoms-consistent with the English, Japanese, and Chinese versions of the MDASI. Cronbach alpha coefficients of 0.79 and 0.77, respectively, demonstrated acceptable internal consistency for the two factors. Known-group validity was confirmed by significant differences on MDASI-F items by performance status (P < 0.01 or P < 0.001). Fatigue, sadness, distress, and pain were significant predictors of symptom interference. Cancer patients reported significantly greater symptom severity on multiple items than did the community sample. The MDASI-F is reliable and valid for evaluating cancer-related symptoms and their impact on Filipino cancer patients.
AB - Assessing cancer-related symptoms requires a brief, reliable, valid, and culturally adapted symptom screening tool. In the Philippines, cancer patients (n = 206) and community-dwelling adults (n = 170) participated in a cross-sectional validation study of the Filipino version of the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI-F). Both exploratory factor analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis revealed two underlying symptom severity constructs-general and gastrointestinal symptoms-consistent with the English, Japanese, and Chinese versions of the MDASI. Cronbach alpha coefficients of 0.79 and 0.77, respectively, demonstrated acceptable internal consistency for the two factors. Known-group validity was confirmed by significant differences on MDASI-F items by performance status (P < 0.01 or P < 0.001). Fatigue, sadness, distress, and pain were significant predictors of symptom interference. Cancer patients reported significantly greater symptom severity on multiple items than did the community sample. The MDASI-F is reliable and valid for evaluating cancer-related symptoms and their impact on Filipino cancer patients.
KW - MDASI
KW - Philippines
KW - assessment
KW - cancer
KW - factor analysis
KW - symptoms
KW - validation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.11.011
DO - 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.11.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 16793494
AN - SCOPUS:33745450379
SN - 0885-3924
VL - 31
SP - 542
EP - 552
JO - Journal of pain and symptom management
JF - Journal of pain and symptom management
IS - 6
ER -