Patient Concerns Inventory for Arabic Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: A Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Preliminary...

Area of Science:

• Oncology
• Patient-Reported Outcomes
• Health Services Research

Background:

• Head and neck cancer (HNC) treatments cause significant side effects impacting survivors' quality of life.
• Validating patient-reported outcome measures is crucial for assessing survivorship care needs.

Purpose of the Study:

• To translate and validate the post-treatment Patient Concerns Inventory for head and neck (PCI-HN) into Arabic for HNC survivors.
• To assess the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the PCI-HN.

Main Methods:

• Cross-sectional study design.
• Translation and cultural adaptation of the PCI-HN.
• Content and face validity assessment by experts and patients.
• Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and test-retest reliability (Cohen's Kappa) analysis.

Main Results:

• Thirty-eight HNC survivors participated (19 males, 19 females).
• The Arabic PCI-HN demonstrated good internal consistency (α = 0.723).
• Fair test-retest agreement (κ = 0.22) was observed, potentially due to evolving post-treatment experiences.

Conclusions:

• The Arabic PCI-HN (Ar-PCI-HN) is a potentially valuable tool for assessing survivorship concerns in Arabic-speaking HNC patients.
• Further multi-center, multi-country studies are required to establish clinical interpretability and responsiveness to change.
• Validation is essential for integrating the Ar-PCI-HN into routine care for Arabic-speaking HNC survivors globally.