Objective The aim of this study is to assess the quality of life of caregiver’s. The study was conducted at the RABAT National Institute of Oncology in MOROCCO. Results 120 patients on the palliative phase of advanced cancer were included. Severe fatigue was observed in 64.2% of patients with an average of 90.55 ± 14.7. There was a positive association between functional dimensions and overall quality of life and a negative association between symptoms and overall quality of life. Patients under 30 years had a lower quality of life. According to the multi-varied analysis, physical function, emotional functioning and fatigue were significant predictors of Health related quality of life/overall quality of life (p < 0.05). Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-019-4390-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
Background:The Caregivers Oncology Quality of Life (CarGoQoL) questionnaire is a multidimensional self-administered questionnaire composed of 29 items covering 10 dimensions and has been validated in two versions: French and American. The objective of this study is to validate the Moroccan version of CarGoQoL to measure the caregivers quality of life of palliative cancer patients in Morocco. Methods:The transcultural adaptation of CarGoQoL was carried out according to the recommendations of the Mapi language translation manual and those of Beaton. The final version obtained was administered to 120 caregivers of cancer patients in the palliative phase over a period of seven months at the National Oncology Institute in Rabat, Morocco. The questionnaire was administered twice with an interval of three to seven days to assess its reproducibility. The statistical analysis first described the study population and then verified the psychometric properties of the scale. Reliability was verified by the Cronbach alpha coefficient and intra-class correlation coefficients. The validity of the scale was measured by the multi-item correlation. Results:The psychometric properties of CarGoQoL were generally good. A Cronbach α coefficient of 0.82 was obtained indicating a good internal consistency except for the private life dimension (α =0.14). A good reliability of the test re-test was also observed, with an item internal consistency of 0.9. Missing data and ceiling effect were low; some ceiling effects were observed for Relationship with healthcare (38.9%); correlations were confirmed between the different dimensions that corresponding to the same domain; significant associations were identified for caregiver and patient characteristics. Conclusions:This study has shown that the Moroccan Arabic dialectal version of the CarGoQoL questionnaire is reliable and valid in measuring the quality of life of caregivers of palliative cancer patients in Morocco.
Objective The aim of this study is to validate the Moroccan version of The Caregivers Oncology Quality of Life (CarGoQol) questionnaire to measure the caregiver’s quality of life of palliative cancer patients in Morocco. Results The psychometric properties of CarGoQoL were generally good. A Cronbachα coefficient of 0.82 was obtained indicating a good internal consistency except for the private life dimension (α = 0.14). A good reliability of the test re-test was also observed, with an item internal consistency of 0.9. Missing data and ceiling effect were low; some ceiling effects were observed for Relationship with healthcare (38.9%); correlations were confirmed between the different dimensions that corresponding to the same domain; significant association was identified for caregiver and patient characteristics.
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