• J. Korean Med. Sci. · Dec 2013

    Cross-cultural adaptation of the korean version of the minneapolis-manchester quality of life instrument-adolescent form.

    • Hyeon Jin Park, Hyung Kook Yang, Dong Wook Shin, Yoon Yi Kim, Young Ae Kim, Young Ho Yun, Byung Ho Nam, Smita Bhatia, Byung Kiu Park, Thad T Ghim, Hyoung Jin Kang, Kyung Duk Park, Hee Young Shin, and Hyo Seop Ahn.
    • Center for Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
    • J. Korean Med. Sci. 2013 Dec 1; 28 (12): 178817951788-95.

    AbstractWe verified the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Minneapolis-Manchester Quality of Life Instrument-Adolescent Form (KMMQL-AF) among Korean childhood cancer survivors. A total of 107 childhood cancer patients undergoing cancer treatment and 98 childhood cancer survivors who completed cancer treatment were recruited. To assess the internal structure of the KMMQL-AF, we performed multi-trait scaling analyses and exploratory factor analysis. Additionally, we compared each domains of the KMMQL-AF with those of the Karnofsky Performance Status Scale and the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS). Internal consistency of the KMMQL-AF was sufficient (Cronbach's alpha: 0.78-0.92). In multi-trait scaling analyses, the KMMQL-AF showed sufficient construct validity. The "physical functioning" domain showed moderate correlation with Karnofsky scores and the "psychological functioning" domain showed moderate-to-high correlation with the RCMAS. The KMMQL-AF discriminated between subgroups of different adolescent cancer survivors depending on treatment completion. The KMMQL-AF is a sufficiently reliable and valid instrument for measuring quality of life among Korean childhood cancer survivors.

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