Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool for family caregivers of cancer patients receiving home-based hospice care

• Published in: BMC palliative care Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 71
• Main Authors: Zhou, Sijia, Zhao, Qianqian, Weng, Huimin, Wang, Ning, Wu, Xia, Li, Xinxin, Zhang, Lili
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 19.05.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adaptation; Bilingualism; Cancer; Cancer patients; Care and treatment; Caregivers; Evaluation; Family caregivers; Health surveys; Home care; Hospice care; Medical research; Needs analysis; Older people; Palliative care; Patients; Quality of life; Quantitative psychology; Questionnaires; Revisions; Social aspects; Support needs; Surveys; Translations; Translations and translating; Validation; Validity; China; Validation; Support needs; Hospice care; Palliative care; Carer support needs assessment tool; Family caregivers; Cancer

Family caregivers need to be supported in caring for patients at the end of life, but practical tools to assess their support needs have been missing in China. So this study aimed to culturally adapt and validate the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT). Cross-cultural adaptation of the origi...