Ilic-Zivojinovic J, Krdzic I, Jovanovic A, Vukasinovic D, Ilic B, Gavrilovic A, Soldatovic I. Transcultural adaptation and validation of the Serbian version of the colorectal-specific quality of life questionnaire FACT-C.
PLoS One 2022;
17:e0263110. [PMID:
35113936 PMCID:
PMC8812893 DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0263110]
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Abstract
Objective
Transcultural adaptation and validation of the FACT-C questionnaire to Serbian language.
Methods
The study included 131 patients with colorectal cancer. Translation included standard forward and backward translation from original language to Serbian and back. Pilot testing of the questionnaire was conducted on 10 patients with diagnosed colorectal cancer. The questionnaires EORTC-QLQ-C30 and DASS will be used as validated tools to evaluate validity of examined, FACT-C questionnaire.
Results
The FACT-C demonstrated satisfactory construct validity using Cronbach’s alpha. Satisfactory concurrent validity was demonstrated using correlations with EORTC-QLQ-C30 and DASS questionnaires. High reproducibility was demonstrated using repeated questionnaires on 30 patients two weeks after the first interview.
Conclusion
The Serbian version of the FACT-C was demonstrated to have satisfactory applicability, reliability and validity in Serbian patients with colorectal cancer. It can be considered as a valid colorectal cancer specific health related quality of life tool for the Serbian population.
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