Development of the Chinese version of the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system-57 profile
Objective To analyze the applicability of the patient-reported outcomes measurement information sys-tem(PROMIS)-5 7 profile in Chinese population through cognitive interviews,and to form the the Chinese version scale which was equivalent with semantic and concept of original scale.Methods A total of 10 breast cancer patients and 5 healthy subjects recruited from a Grade-A hospital in Shanghai from March to May 2021 were selected by ob-jective sampling method,and 2 rounds of cognitive interviews were conducted to analyze the respondents'under-standing of each item in the translated PROMIS-57 profile,and the items were revised according to the interview re-sults.Results The results of the first round of interview showed that most respondents could understand the informa-tion of the items quickly,but some of the items were culturally different and the words were too written,and corre-sponding modifications were made after discussion.The results of the second round of interviews showed that the re-vised items were consistent with the original version of the PROMIS-57 profile after discussion on the basis of the suggestions of respondents and expert consultation.Conclusion The use of cognitive interview can solve the problem of understanding difference and cultural adaptation in the process of Chinesization of the scale,improve the applica-bility of the scale,and the revised Chinese version of PROMIS-57 profile has ideal acceptability.
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