Tomaszewska Iwona M, Glowacki Roman, Paradowska Dominika, Walocha Ewa
Department of Medical Education, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Rydygier Specialistic Hospital, Krakow, Poland.
Folia Med Cracov. 2013;53(1):55-63.
The aim of our study was to report preliminary validation data on the EORTC translated, Polish version of the EORTC QLQ-H&N35 questionnaire to show that this tool is an acceptable and psychometrically robust measure to collect HRQoL data in Polish patients with head and neck malignancies.
Patients with histological confirmation of head and neck malignancies were eligible for the study. All patients filled out the Polish version of the EORTC QLQ-H&N35 module in addition to EORTC QLQ-C30 and a demographic questionnaire. Standardized validity and reliability analyses were performed.
Fifty-one patients (23 females - 45.1%) were enrolled into the study, with a mean age of 51.3 ± 12.9 years. Cronbach alpha coefficients, range 0.72-0.85, showed positive internal consistency. Satisfactory convergent and discriminant validity in multi-trait scaling analyses was seen.
Basing on the preliminary data from this report, one can say that the Polish version of the EORTC QLQ-H&N35 module is a reliable and valid tool for measuring HRQoL in patients with head and neck malignancies. However further research is needed to establish the full psychometric properties of the described module, especially test-retest and responsiveness over time.
我们研究的目的是报告欧洲癌症研究与治疗组织（EORTC）翻译的波兰语版EORTC QLQ-H&N35问卷的初步验证数据，以表明该工具是一种可接受的、心理测量学上稳健的测量方法，用于收集波兰头颈恶性肿瘤患者的健康相关生活质量（HRQoL）数据。
组织学确诊为头颈恶性肿瘤的患者符合本研究条件。所有患者除填写EORTC QLQ-C30和一份人口统计学问卷外，还填写了波兰语版的EORTC QLQ-H&N35模块。进行了标准化的效度和信度分析。
51例患者（23例女性 - 占45.1%）纳入研究，平均年龄为51.3±12.9岁。克朗巴哈α系数范围为0.72 - 0.85，显示出良好的内部一致性。在多特质量表分析中观察到了令人满意的收敛效度和区分效度。
基于本报告的初步数据，可以说波兰语版的EORTC QLQ-H&N35模块是测量头颈恶性肿瘤患者HRQoL的可靠且有效的工具。然而，需要进一步研究以确定所描述模块的完整心理测量学特性，特别是重测信度和随时间的反应度。
