Scott, N. W. and Fayers, P. M. and Bottomley, A. and Aaronson, N. K. and de Graeff, A. and Groenvold, M. and Koller, M. and Peterson, M. A. and Sprangers, M. A. G. (2006) Comparing translations of the EORTC QLQ-C30 using differential item functioning analyses. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, 15 (6). pp. 1103-1115. ISSN 0962-9343,
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The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 is one of the most widely used quality of life instruments for cancer patients. The aim of this study was to assess whether there were linguistic differences in the way an international sample answered the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire. Thirteen translations of the EORTC QLQ-C30, representing 22 countries, were investigated using a database of 27,891 respondents, incorporating 103 separate studies. Differential item functioning (DIF) analyses were conducted using logistic regression to identify items which, after controlling for subscale, were answered differently by language of administration. Both uniform and non-uniform DIF were assessed. Although most languages showed similar results to English, at least one instance of statistically significant DIF was identified for each translation, and a few of these differences were large. In some cases, the patterns were supported by the results of qualitative interviews with bilingual people. Although, overall, there appeared to be good linguistic equivalence for most of the EORTC QLQ-C30 items, several scales showed strongly discrepant results for some translations. Some of these effects are large enough to impact on the results of clinical trials. Based on our experience in this study, we suggest that validation of translations of health-related quality of life instruments should include exploration of DIF.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | QUALITY-OF-LIFE; MANTEL-HAENSZEL PROCEDURES; LOGISTIC-REGRESSION; SPANISH TRANSLATION; RESPONSE THEORY; EFFECT SIZE; CANCER; BIAS; DIF; IMPACT; cancer; cross-cultural research; differential item functioning; EORTC QLQ-C30; translations |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Zentren des Universitätsklinikums Regensburg > Zentrum für Klinische Studien |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Feb 2021 13:47 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Feb 2021 13:47 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/34270 |
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