Validation of EORTC IN-PATSAT32 for Chinese patients with gastrointestinal cancer

Figures & data

Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients (n=106)

Characteristic	Number of patients	%
Age (years)
Mean	59
Range	26–77
Sex	105
Male	68	64.2
Female	37	34.9
Nationality	105
Han	103	98.1
Other	2	1.9
Marital status	102
Married	100	98.0
Unmarried	1	1.0
Widowed	1	1.9
Employment status	105
Full-time employment	17	16.2
Part-time employment	1	1.0
Unemployment	2	1.9
Retired	49	46.7
Housewife	7	6.7
Other	29	27.6
Educational level	101
Unfinished compulsory education	26	25.7
Finished compulsory education	47	46.5
Vocational school	24	23.8
University or higher	3	3.0
Other	1	1.0
Tumor stage	95
Nonmetastatic	57	60.0
Metastatic	38	40.0
Therapy	105
Surgery	76	72.4
Chemotherapy	12	11.4
Radiotherapy	1	1.0
Surgery + chemotherapy	12	11.3
Other	4	3.8
Therapeutic goal	99
Completely cured	79	79.8
Conservative treatment	18	18.2
Unknown	2	2.0

Abbreviation: n, number.

Table 2 The floor effect and ceiling effect

Scale/items	Number of forms	Floor number (%)	Ceiling number (%)
SATDTS	106	0 (0.0)	14 (13.2)
SATDIS	106	0 (0.0)	16 (15.1)
SATDIP	105	0 (0.0)	20 (19.0)
SATDAV	106	0 (0.0)	24 (22.6)
SATNTS	106	0 (0.0)	12 (11.3)
SATNIS	105	0 (0.0)	14 (13.3)
SATNIP	105	0 (0.0)	12 (11.4)
SATNAV	105	0 (0.0)	18 (17.1)
SATEXE	105	0 (0.0)	20 (19.0)
SATOTH	105	0 (0.0)	5 (4.8)
SATWAI	105	0 (0.0)	5 (4.8)
SATACC	105	0 (0.0)	6 (5.7)
SATCOM	105	0 (0.0)	14 (13.3)
SATGEN	104	0 (0.0)	7 (6.7)

Abbreviations: SATDTS, doctors’ technical skills; SATDIS, doctors’ interpersonal skills; SATDIP, doctors’ information provision; SATDAV, doctors’ availability; SATNTS, nurses’ technical skills; SATNIS, nurses’ interpersonal skills; SATNIP, nurses’ information provision; SATNAV, nurses’ availability; SATEXE, information exchange; SATOTH, other hospital staff members’ interpersonal skills; SATWAI, wait times; SATACC, hospital access; SATCOM, hospital comfort; SATGEN, overall satisfaction.

Table 3 Multitrait scaling analysis and Cronbach’s α coefficient for EORTC IN-PATSAT32

Scales/single items	Scoresa (mean ± SD)	αb	Item–own scale correlationc	Item–other scale correlationc	Scaling error (%)
SATDTS	77.20±10.87	0.91	0.75–0.89	0.22–0.83	2 (5.1)
SATDIS	78.46±12.49	0.91	0.81–0.82	0.21–0.86	1 (2.6)
SATDIP	78.33±13.75	0.93	0.82–0.87	0.38–0.87	1 (2.6)
SATDAV	78.89±13.51	0.93	0.86	0.38–0.90	1 (3.8)
SATNTS	77.20±10.23	0.87	0.69–0.82	0.32–0.82	3 (7.7)
SATNIS	76.83±11.61	0.88	0.77–0.85	0.37–0.79	1 (2.6)
SATNIP	76.59±12.51	0.87	0.75–0.77	0.47–0.81	1 (2.6)
SATNAV	77.98±12.92	0.81	0.69	0.48–0.83	3 (11.5)
SATOTH	72.54±12.01	0.84	0.67–0.78	0.39–0.68	1 (2.6)
SATWAI	69.40±13.31	0.81	0.68	0.24–0.73	2 (7.7)
SATACC	67.98±13.97	0.74	0.58	0.20–0.69	3 (11.5)

Notes:

a The scores ranged from 0–100, with a higher score representing more levels of satisfaction.

b A Cronbach’s α coefficient ≥0.7 was considered to be statistically significant, and ≥0.8 was considered for satisfactory internal consistency reliability.

c Pearson’s correlation coefficient was adopted, and r<0.4 indicated a weak correlation, 0.4–0.6 indicated a mild correlation, >0.6 indicated a strong correlation.

Abbreviations: EORTC IN-PATSAT32, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer In-patient Satisfaction with Care Questionnaire 32; SD, standard deviation; SATDTS, doctors’ technical skills; SATDIS, doctors’ interpersonal skills; SATDIP, doctors’ information provision; SATDAV, doctors’ availability; SATNTS, nurses’ technical skills; SATNIS, nurses’ interpersonal skills; SATNIP, nurses’ information provision; SATNAV, nurses’ availability; SATOTH, other hospital staff members’ interpersonal skills; SATWAI, wait times; SATACC, hospital access.

Table 4 Correlations between different scales in EORTCIN-PATSAT32 and EORTCQLQ-C30

	PF	RF	EF	CF	SF	FA	NV	PA	DY	SL	AP	CO	DI	FI	QOL
SATDTS	−0.079	−0.053	−0.082	−0.085	0.039	0.135	0.118	−0.009	0.080	0.125	0.085	0.224*	–0.033	−0.144	0.017
SATDIS	0.059	−0.029	−0.187	−0.134	−0.072	0.146	0.032	0.020	0.101	0.187	0.021	0.175	0.020	0.008	0.060
SATDIP	0.013	−0.052	−0.212*	−0.152	−0.092	0.169	0.061	0.095	0.089	0.084	0.065	0.144	0.059	0.056	0.028
SATDAV	0.009	−0.047	−0.222*	−0.172	−0.074	0.156	0.071	0.138	0.131	0.032	0.043	0.185	0.000	0.039	0.070
SATNTS	−0.089	−0.062	−0.119	−0.102	−0.031	0.128	0.056	−0.024	0.023	0.138	0.014	0.147	0.056	−0.036	0.058
SATNIS	0.013	0.004	−0.141	−0.112	−0.047	0.080	0.003	−0.057	−0.003	0.135	0.008	0.043	0.062	−0.025	0.118
SATNIP	0.079	−0.004	−0.142	0.012	−0.022	0.030	0.073	−0.048	0.038	0.006	0.077	0.167	0.042	0.038	0.115
SATNAV	−0.011	−0.078	−0.183	−0.127	−0.091	0.080	0.031	0.020	0.091	0.121	0.027	0.201*	0.020	0.108	0.047
SATEXE	0.030	−0.008	−0.227*	−0.018	−0.068	0.082	0.051	0.004	0.130	−0.039	0.033	0.055	0.126	0.142	0.173
SATOTH	−0.025	−0.034	−0.060	0.023	−0.037	0.075	0.113	−0.046	−0.034	−0.005	0.028	0.095	0.052	0.029	0.084
SATWAI	−0.064	−0.082	−0.079	0.095	−0.039	0.004	0.162	−0.085	−0.039	−0.017	0.135	0.122	−0.003	−0.004	0.051
SATACC	−0.062	−0.067	−0.090	−0.042	−0.086	0.155	0.198*	−0.116	−0.024	0.036	0.125	−0.002	0.109	0.023	−0.043
SATCOM	0.007	−0.051	−0.167	−0.175	0.010	0.170	0.156	−0.092	0.012	0.030	0.181	0.120	0.048	−0.107	−0.033
SATGEN	−0.034	−0.079	−0.074	−0.090	0.091	0.177	0.202*	−0.192	0.010	0.090	0.190	0.062	0.071	−0.223	−0.078

Note:

* Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

Abbreviations: EORTC IN-PATSAT32, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer In-patient Satisfaction with Care Questionnaire 32; EORTC QLQ-C30, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire – Core 30; PF, physical function; RF, role function; EF, emotional function; CF, cognitive function; SF, social function; FA, fatigue; NV, nausea and vomiting; PA, pain; DY, dyspnea; SL, insomnia; AP, appetite loss; CO, constipation; DI, diarrhea; FI, financial difficulties; QOL, quality of life; SATDTS, doctors’ technical skills; SATDIS, doctors’ interpersonal skills; SATDIP, doctors’ information provision; SATDAV, doctors’ availability; SATNTS, nurses’ technical skills; SATNIS, nurses’ interpersonal skills; SATNIP, nurses’ information provision; SATNAV, nurses’ availability; SATEXE, information exchange; SATOTH, other hospital staff members’ interpersonal skills; SATWAI, wait times; SATACC, hospital access; SATCOM, hospital comfort; SATGEN, overall satisfaction.

Table 5 Known-groups comparisons of scale scores for patients with different ages and educational levels in the EORTC IN-PATSAT32

Scale/items	Age			Educational level
	<59 years old n=52	≥59 years old n=54	P-value	Lower than compulsory education n=26	Compulsory education or higher n=75	P-value
SATDTS	78.37±13.12	76.08±8.10	0.224	75.00±6.67	78.11±12.24	0.187
SATDIS	79.01±13.46	77.93±11.58	0.741	74.68±10.40	80.00±13.28	0.061
SATDIP	78.92±15.22	77.78±12.33	0.560	71.79±12.49	80.97±13.83	0.009
SATDAV	79.09±14.59	78.70±12.53	0.726	75.00±12.75	80.67±13.83	0.081
SATNTS	79.37±12.60	76.08±9.02	0.253	74.36±7.79	78.33±12.02	0.077
SATNIS	78.20±13.63	75.47±9.16	0.270	73.08±10.09	78.72±11.72	0.059
SATNIP	76.76±13.34	76.42±11.76	0.928	73.72±12.40	78.15±12.39	0.091
SATNAV	77.64±13.41	78.31±12.54	0.753	73.56±11.36	80.07±13.24	0.017
SATEXE	78.37±14.88	75.47±12.49	0.263	73.08±12.09	78.72±14.14	0.069
SATOTH	73.24±12.60	71.86±11.47	0.557	67.63±10.63	74.77±11.78	0.018
SATWAI	70.67±13.53	68.16±13.10	0.368	66.83±12.22	70.44±13.81	0.349
SATACC	68.99±13.67	66.98±14.31	0.389	64.90±11.74	69.26±14.66	0.223
SATCOM	72.12±12.77	72.64±17.17	0.946	70.19±12.29	72.97±16.43	0.483
SATGEN	73.04±11.00	70.75±13.64	0.317	71.15±9.20	71.92±13.78	0.878

Abbreviations: EORTC IN-PATSAT32, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer In-patient Satisfaction with Care Questionnaire 32; n, number; SATDTS, doctors’ technical skills; SATDIS, doctors’ interpersonal skills; SATDIP, doctors’ information provision; SATDAV, doctors’ availability; SATNTS, nurses’ technical skills; SATNIS, nurses’ interpersonal skills; SATNIP, nurses’ information provision; SATNAV, nurses’ availability; SATEXE, information exchange; SATOTH, other hospital staff members’ interpersonal skills; SATWAI, wait times; SATACC, hospital access; SATCOM, hospital comfort; SATGEN, overall satisfaction.