Czech Version of the Patient Dignity Inventory: Translation and Validation in Incurable Patients.

Context: The Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI) is a valid, reliable screening tool to assess a range of issues that have been reported to affect the sense of dignity in patients with life-limiting conditions.

Objectives: We investigated the item characteristics, factor structure, and reliability of the Czech version of the PDI (PDI-CZ) among cancer and noncancer patients.

Methods: The PDI was translated into the Czech language following state-of-the-art criteria (a five-stage proceeding method for the translation).