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Validation of the Hong Kong Chinese version of the Support Person’s Unmet Needs Survey—Short Form

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  • Doris Y. P. Leung

    (School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China)

  • Yin-Ping Choy

    (Department of Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China)

  • Wai-Man Ling

    (Department of Clinical Oncology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China)

  • Elaine Yim

    (Department of Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China)

  • Winnie K. W. So

    (Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Carmen W. H. Chan

    (Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Yim-Wah Mak

    (School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China)

Abstract

This study describes the psychometric properties of a Hong Kong Chinese version of the short form of the Support Person’s Unmet Needs Survey (SPUNS-SF) for caregivers of patients with cancer. A convenience sample of 280 patient-caregiver dyads was recruited between April and June 2018. A subsample of 70 caregivers completed the survey again, two weeks later. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) examined the instrument’s factorial structure, ordinal alpha coefficients evaluated the internal consistency, and intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) assessed the test-retest reliability. Convergence validity was evaluated by the correlations with sleep disturbance and caregiver burden in caregivers. The Hong Kong Chinese version of the SPUNS-SF (SPUNS-SFHKC) had a high completion rate of 96.8% (271/280) among caregivers. The original five-factor model provided an acceptable fit with the data in the CFA. The ordinal alpha coefficients were 0.866–0.945, and the two-week test-retest reliabilities were 0.524–0.678. The correlations of the five domains of the SPUNS-SFHKC with caregiver burden were 0.257–0.446, and for sleep disturbance were 0.075–0.464. The SPUNS-SFHKC has a suitable factor structure and psychometric properties for use in assessing unmet supportive needs among Chinese caregivers of patients with cancer. The applicability of the instrument for long-term use still needs to be studied.

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  • Doris Y. P. Leung & Yin-Ping Choy & Wai-Man Ling & Elaine Yim & Winnie K. W. So & Carmen W. H. Chan & Yim-Wah Mak, 2019. "Validation of the Hong Kong Chinese version of the Support Person’s Unmet Needs Survey—Short Form," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:21:p:4103-:d:279986
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    1. Kari Blindheim & Sigrid L Thorsnes & Hildfrid V Brataas & Berit M Dahl, 2013. "The role of next of kin of patients with cancer: learning to navigate unpredictable caregiving situations," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 22(5-6), pages 681-689, March.
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