Validity and reliability of the English and translated Chinese versions of the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale (IPOS) in Singapore.

Context: Measurement of patient-centred outcomes enables clinicians to focus on patient and family priorities and enables quality of palliative care to be assessed.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the English and translated Chinese versions of the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale (IPOS) among advanced cancer patients in Singapore.

Methods: IPOS was forward and backward translated from English into Chinese.

Exploring the Score Equivalence of the English and Chinese Versions of the Brief Assessment Scale for Caregivers.

Background: Multilingual outcome measures are used so that research studies are more generalizable across language contexts.

Objective: To determine the score equivalence of the English and Chinese versions of Brief Assessment Scale for Caregivers (BASC) in Singapore.

Method: Caregivers of patients with advanced cancer completed the BASC in either English or Chinese.

Supporting the patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers: what are their palliative care needs?

Background: The impact and consequences of cancer on the patients and their family caregivers (FCs) are closely intertwined. Caregivers' burdens can be increased due to the patients' unmet needs and unresolved problems. Additionally, the caregivers' unmet needs may adversely affect their own well-being and the patients' health outcomes.

Reference values for and interpretation of the Singapore Caregiver Quality of Life Scale: a quantile regression approach.

Purpose: The Singapore Caregiver Quality of Life Scale (SCQOLS) was recently developed and validated in two languages - English and Chinese. The total and domain scores are scaled to range from 0 to 100. However, the scale is not at the interval-ratio level of measurement.

Validation of the Comprehensive Needs Assessment Tool in Patients with Advanced Cancer.

Aims: The 59-item Comprehensive Needs Assessment Tool (CNAT) for cancer patients is an English language survey developed in South Korea. The objective of this study was to validate the English version of CNAT in advanced cancer patients in Singapore.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey where advanced cancer patients completed the CNAT in English.

Development and evaluation of a quality of life measurement scale in English and Chinese for family caregivers of patients with advanced cancers.

Background: The quality of life of family caregivers of patients with advanced cancers is an important concern in oncology care. Yet, there are few suitable measurement scales available for use in Asia. This study aims to develop and evaluate a locally derived measurement scale in English and Chinese to assess the quality of life of family caregivers of patients with advanced cancers in Singapore.