Gail Garvey|Vanessa L. Beesley|Monika Janda|Peter O’Rourke|Vincent Yaofeng He|Anna L. Hawkes|Jacinta Elston|Adèle C. Green|Joan Cunningham|Patricia C. Valery
Psychometric properties of an <scp>A</scp>ustralian supportive care needs assessment tool for <scp>I</scp>ndigenous patients with cancer
Menzies School of Health Research|QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute|Queensland University of Technology|Queensland University of Technology|National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition|QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute|Menzies School of Health Research|Queensland University of Technology|James Cook University|QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute|University of Manchester|Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute|Menzies School of Health Research|Menzies School of Health Research
significant disparities cancer outcomes indigenous nonindigenous australians identifying unmet supportive care needs indigenous australians cancer imperative improve cancer care purpose current study test psychometric properties supportive cancer care needs assessment tool indigenous people scnatip cancerthe scnatip administered 248 indigenous australians diagnosed range cancer types stages received treatment 1 4 queensland hospitals 39 items assessed ceiling floor effects analyzed using exploratory factor analysis determine construct validity identified factors assessed internal consistency convergent validity validated psychosocial toolsexploratory factor analysis revealed 4factor structure physical psychological hospital care information communication practical cultural needs explaining 51 variance internal consistency 4 subscales good cronbach alpha reliability coefficients ranging 70 89 convergent validity supported significant correlations scnatip national comprehensive cancer network distress thermometer correlation coefficient r 060 p001 cancer worry chart r 058 p001 moderately strong negative correlation assessment quality life questionnaire r 056 p001these data provide initial support scnatip measure multiple supportive care needs domains specific indigenous australian patients cancer undergoing treatment