Development of the Japanese version of the Minneapolis-Manchester Quality of Life Survey of Health - Adolescent Form (MMQL-AF) and investigation of its reliability and validity

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Eisuke Matsushima⁷  Hideko Uryu³  Tsukasa Yonemoto⁴  Naoko Tsuji⁸  Akira Hayakawa⁶  Takeshi Rikiishi¹  Hiroki Hori²  Makiko Koike⁵ 

[1] Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryou-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai–shi 980-8574, Miyagi, Japan;Department of Medical Education/Pediatrics, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu-shi 514-8507, Mie, Japan;National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku 162-8655, Tokyo, Japan;Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Chiba Cancer Center, 666-2 Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku 260-8717, Chiba, Japan;Graduate School of Psychology, Mejiro University, 4-31-1 Nakaochiai, Shinjuku-ku 161-8539, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunokicho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi 650-0017, Hyogo, Japan;Section of Liaison Psychiatry and Palliative Medicine, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku 113-8519, Tokyo, Japan;Niizashiki Central General Hospital, Department of Palliative Medicine, 1-7-2 Tohoku, Niiza-shi 352-0001, Saitama, Japan

关键词: Health-related quality of life;    Survivor;    Childhood cancer;   

Others  :  1164540
DOI  :  10.1186/s12955-014-0127-y

 received in 2013-11-18, accepted in 2014-08-07,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

There are very few reliable and valid measures in Japan assessing health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children with cancer. The present study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the Minneapolis-Manchester Quality of Life Survey of Health Adolescent Form (MMQL-AF), which is a measure for assessing the HRQOL of childhood cancer survivors, and investigate its reliability and validity.

Methods

Participants were 141 children with cancer who had been off therapy for more than one year and 183 healthy controls. The reliability and internal consistency of the measure were assessed through test-retest methods using Cronbach’s coefficient alpha and intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs). For validation of the measure, factorial validity, concurrent validity using the Japanese version of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales (PedsQL-J), and discriminant validity using comparisons between children with cancer and healthy controls were investigated.

Results

Of the 46 items in the original version, 44 items were determined to comprise the Japanese version of the MMQL-AF. Cronbach’s coefficient alphas for each subscale were high ranging from 0.83 to 0.89. Test-retest reliability ranged between ICC 0.79 to 0.96. Investigation of concurrent validity using the PedsQL-J demonstrated strong correlations in physical functions and moderate correlations for other factors. A significant difference was observed between children with cancer and healthy controls.

Conclusions

Thus, the Japanese version of the MMQL-AF served as a self-evaluation questionnaire that allowed for practical, comprehensive, and multidimensional measurement of HRQOL specific to childhood cancer survivors.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Koike et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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