Patient-reported anxiety and depression measures for use in Indian head and neck cancer populations: a psychometric evaluation

doi:10.1186/s41687-021-00316-y

. 2021 Jun 7;5(1):44.

doi: 10.1186/s41687-021-00316-y.

Patient-reported anxiety and depression measures for use in Indian head and neck cancer populations: a psychometric evaluation

Chindhu Shunmugasundaram^{1

2}, Haryana M Dhillon^{3

4}, Phyllis N Butow^{3

4}, Puma Sundaresan^{5

6}, Mahati Chittem⁷, Niveditha Akula⁷, Surendran Veeraiah⁸, Claudia Rutherford^{9

10}

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. chindhu.shunmugasundaram@sydney.edu.au.
² Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, Psycho-Oncology Cooperative Research Group, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. chindhu.shunmugasundaram@sydney.edu.au.
³ Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, Psycho-Oncology Cooperative Research Group, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ Radiation Oncology Network, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁶ Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Health & Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁷ Department of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Sangareddy District, India.
⁸ Department of Psycho-Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, India.
⁹ Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, Quality of Life Office, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁰ Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Cancer Nursing Research Unit, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 34097161
PMCID: PMC8184912
DOI: 10.1186/s41687-021-00316-y

Patient-reported anxiety and depression measures for use in Indian head and neck cancer populations: a psychometric evaluation

Chindhu Shunmugasundaram et al. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2021.

. 2021 Jun 7;5(1):44.

doi: 10.1186/s41687-021-00316-y.

Authors

Chindhu Shunmugasundaram^{1

2}, Haryana M Dhillon^{3

4}, Phyllis N Butow^{3

4}, Puma Sundaresan^{5

6}, Mahati Chittem⁷, Niveditha Akula⁷, Surendran Veeraiah⁸, Claudia Rutherford^{9

10}

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. chindhu.shunmugasundaram@sydney.edu.au.
² Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, Psycho-Oncology Cooperative Research Group, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. chindhu.shunmugasundaram@sydney.edu.au.
³ Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, Psycho-Oncology Cooperative Research Group, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ Radiation Oncology Network, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁶ Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Health & Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁷ Department of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Sangareddy District, India.
⁸ Department of Psycho-Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, India.
⁹ Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, Quality of Life Office, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁰ Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Cancer Nursing Research Unit, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 34097161
PMCID: PMC8184912
DOI: 10.1186/s41687-021-00316-y

Abstract

Background: Head and neck cancers (HNC) are one of the most traumatic forms of cancer because they affect essential aspects of life such as speech, swallowing, eating and disfigurement. HNCs are common in India, with over 100,000 cases being registered each year. HNC and treatment are both associated with considerable anxiety and depression. With increasing multinational research, no suitable measures in Indian languages are available to assess anxiety and depression in Indian HNC patients. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of cross-culturally adapted versions of Zung's self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and the Patient health questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9) in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi speaking Indian HNC populations.

Methods: HNC patients were recruited from three tertiary cancer centres in India. Patients completed the cross-culturally adapted versions of SAS and PHQ-9. We assessed targeting, scaling assumptions, construct validity (exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses), convergent validity, and internal consistency reliability.

Results: The study sample included 205 Tamil, 216 Telugu and 200 Hindi speaking HNC patients. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses indicated a two-factor solution for PHQ-9 and four-factor solution for SAS in all three languages. Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranged between 0.717 and 0.890 for PHQ-9 and between 0.803 and 0.868 for SAS, indicating good reliability. Correlations between hypothesized scales were as expected providing evidence towards convergent validity.

Conclusions: This first psychometric evaluation of the measurement properties of Tamil, Telugu and Hindi versions of the SAS and PHQ-9 in large, Indian HNC populations supported their use as severity and outcome measures across the disease and treatment continuum.

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[1] Bray F, Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Siegel RL, Torre LA, Jemal A. Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 2018;68(6):394–424. doi: 10.3322/caac.21492. - DOI - PubMed

[2] Bray F, Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Siegel RL, Torre LA, Jemal A. Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 2018;68(6):394–424. doi: 10.3322/caac.21492. - DOI - PubMed

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[4] Ferlay J, Shin HR, Bray F, Forman D, Mathers C, Parkin DM. Estimates of worldwide burden of cancer in 2008: GLOBOCAN 2008. International Journal of Cancer. 2010;127(12):2893–2917. doi: 10.1002/ijc.25516. - DOI - PubMed

[5] Kulkarni MR. Head and neck cancer burden in India. International Journal of Head and Neck Surgery. 2013;4(1):29–35. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10001-1132. - DOI

[6] Kulkarni MR. Head and neck cancer burden in India. International Journal of Head and Neck Surgery. 2013;4(1):29–35. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10001-1132. - DOI

[7] Smith RD, Mallath MK. History of the growing burden of cancer in India: From antiquity to the 21st century. Journal of Global Oncology. 2019;5:1–15. doi: 10.1200/JGO.19.00048. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Smith RD, Mallath MK. History of the growing burden of cancer in India: From antiquity to the 21st century. Journal of Global Oncology. 2019;5:1–15. doi: 10.1200/JGO.19.00048. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Beyond Five . Head and neck cancer types. 2016. The face of head & neck cancer.

[10] Beyond Five . Head and neck cancer types. 2016. The face of head & neck cancer.

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