Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the supportive care needs survey for caregivers of children with Paediatric cancer (SCNS‐C‐Ped‐C)

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AbstractAimTo revise the Supportive Care Needs Survey for Partners and Caregivers of Cancer Patients (SCNS‐P&C) and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Chinese Version of the Supportive Care Needs Survey for Caregivers of Children with Paediatric Cancer (SCNS‐C‐Ped‐C) in caregivers of children with paediatric cancer.DesignA cross sectional design was used.MethodsIn this methodological research, the reliability and validity of the SCNS‐C‐Ped‐C were measured by a questionnaire survey among 336 caregivers of children with paediatric cancer in China. The construct validity was evaluated by exploratory factor analysis and internal consistency was examined by Cronbach's alpha, split‐half reliability, and corrected item‐to‐total correlation coefficients.ResultsThe exploratory factor analysis revealed six factors consist of: Healthcare and Informational Needs, Daily Care and Communication Needs, Psychological and Spiritual Needs, Medical Service Needs, Economic Needs, and Emotional Needs, explaining 65.615% of the variance. The Cronbach's alpha was 0.968 at full scale and 0.603–0.952 on the six domains. The split‐half reliability coefficient was 0.883 at full scale and 0.659–0.931 on the six domains.ConclusionsThe SCNS‐C‐Ped‐C demonstrated both reliability and validity. It can be used to evaluate multi‐dimensional supportive care needs for caregivers of children with paediatric cancer in China.