Psychometric Evaluation of The Irritability Scale–Initial Version in Chinese Cancer Patients.
In: Nursing Research, Jg. 72 (2023), Heft 1, S. 49-57
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Background: Irritability is a common experience of depressed Chinese patients but is understudied and poorly measured. Objective: We aimed to assess psychometric properties of a new measure of irritability in Chinese cancer patients across the social and political spectrum. Methods: The Irritability Scale–Initial Version (TISi) was translated into Chinese and tested in two samples of Chinese cancer patients undergoing treatments: 52 patients in Beijing, China, between 2018 and 2019 and 65 patients in Taipei, Taiwan, in 2020. Results: The Chinese version of TISi demonstrated high internal consistency, high reliability based on the split-half method in the two samples, and satisfactory discriminant validity using the Chinese version of the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression and the seven-item depression subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in the Beijing sample. A confirmatory factor analysis produced factor loadings in both samples, which resembled a sample of American cancer patients. Three TISi items were loaded more highly on the physical instead of the original behavioral subscale in the Beijing sample. A possible influence of cultures was explained. Conclusion: The Chinese version of TISi has satisfactory psychometric properties for assessing the level of irritability in Chinese cancer patients. Future large-sample studies are needed to further determine TISi's factorial structure, test–retest reliability, sensitivity to change, and predictive validity for depression in Chinese cancer patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Psychometric Evaluation of The Irritability Scale–Initial Version in Chinese Cancer Patients.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Zhang, Amy Y. ; Tang, Lili ; Ganocy, Stephen ; Chung, Min-Huey ; Chang, Wen-Pei |
Zeitschrift: | Nursing Research, Jg. 72 (2023), Heft 1, S. 49-57 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2023 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0029-6562 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000615 |
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