Assessing the content and face validity of persianversion of fatigue scale in children with cancer, parentsand staff perspectives

Fatigue is the most common and also the most excruciating symptoms of cancer which is reported in70 to 100% of affected patients. The purpose of this study was translation and cultural adaptation ofthe fatigue questionnaire in Persian for developing an appropriate instrument to evaluate the effect ofrehabilitation and other interventions on fatigue in intended patients.Method: Forward and backwardtranslation in the first step and also measuring the patients inference was done in second step in orderto prepare the Persian version of the questionnaire. Translated questionnaire was filled out by 15children with cancer, their parents and the nurses who were responsible for taking care of them. Therequired time was 5-8 minutes. Final corrections were done. All items were reported acceptable andunderstandable by patients. In parent and staff scales some items were translated negatively.Consequently, this questionnaire was adapted in Iranian culture as much as possible and all items wereverified by the main developer. The Persian version of fatigue scale can be considered as one thesuitable instruments in measuring the fatigue influence on activity of daily living. This questionnairealso can assess the effect of treatments and rehabilitation strategies on fatigue in children with cancer,their parents and nurses perspectives as well.

Keywords:

Cancer Diagnosis , Cancer Risks , Multidisciplinary Cancer Research , Cancer Treatment and Management , Chemotherapy