Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
Bank of Cyprus Oncology Center, Cyprus.
J Nurs Meas. 2021 Aug 1;29(2):317-333. doi: 10.1891/JNM-D-19-00096. Epub 2021 Mar 19.
Oral mucositis is one of the most common treatment-induced adverse side effects in head and neck cancer patients. The purpose was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Greek version of the Oral Mucositis Weekly Questionnaire-Head and Neck Cancer (OMWQ-HN).
The data were retrieved from 72 head and neck cancer patients who were undergoing oral radiotherapy as monotherapy or in combination with chemotherapy and surgery. Data analyses included internal consistency reliability, criterion related validity, and cross-sectional validity.
The OMWQ-HN demonstrated good criterion validity. Strong correlations were observed between OMWQ-HN with EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-H&N35 that showed good concurrent validity. The tool has a strong internal consistency index with = .92.
The Greek version of OMWQ-HN is a reliable and valid instrument that can be used for the assessment of oral mucositis in this context.
口腔黏膜炎是头颈部癌症患者在接受治疗时最常见的不良反应之一。本研究旨在评估希腊版《头颈部癌症口腔黏膜炎每周问卷》(OMWQ-HN)的信度和效度。
本研究的数据来源于 72 名正在接受单纯口腔放疗或联合化疗和手术治疗的头颈部癌症患者。数据分析包括内部一致性信度、效标关联效度和横截面有效性。
OMWQ-HN 具有良好的效标效度。OMWQ-HN 与 EORTC QLQ-C30 和 EORTC QLQ-H&N35 之间存在很强的相关性,表明具有良好的同时效度。该工具的内部一致性指数为 =.92,具有很强的内部一致性。
希腊版 OMWQ-HN 是一种可靠且有效的工具,可用于评估该背景下的口腔黏膜炎。