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Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Chemotherapy-induced Alopecia Distress Scale
Yosuke Aoyama1, Eri Hoshino2, Akihiko Shimomura3
1Department of Medical Oncology, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan. yosuke.aoyama10@gmail.com.
Background:
The Chemotherapy-induced Alopecia Distress Scale (CADS) is a patient-reported outcome measure for assessing distress associated with Chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA). This study aimed to confirm the psychometric validity of the Japanese version of the CADS (CADS-J).
Methods:
A total of 132 patients with breast cancer who developed CIA were asked to complete the CADS-J twice at 2 week intervals to confirm test-retest reliability. The body image domain of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ) breast cancer-specific module, the self-esteem scale from the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the emotional domain of the EORTC QLQ Core 30 were used to confirm the convergent validity of the CADS-J. The overall quality of life and physical domains of the EORTC QLQ Core 30 were used to confirm the discriminant validity of the CADS-J.
Results:
In total, 125 participants provided valid responses. The mean age was 52.2 years. The overall Cronbach's alpha for the CADS-J was 0.903. The intraclass correlation coefficients of the first and second responses were r = 0.874, r = 0.952, r = 0.911, and r = 0.959 for the physical domain, emotional domain, activity domain, and relationship domain, respectively. In terms of convergent validity, the total CADS-J score was moderately correlated with body image (r = - 0.63), self-esteem (r = - 0.48), and the emotional domain (r = - 0.61). Regarding discriminant validity, the total CADS-J score was weakly correlated with the overall quality of life (r = - 0.34) and physical domain (r = - 0.24).
Conclusions:
The CADS-J is psychometrically reliable and valid for evaluating the distress caused by CIA. It is expected to be used in daily practice and as an endpoint in various studies.
