Adaptation and psychometric testing of the Chinese version of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire for cervical cancer patients

Polish Adaptation and Validation of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) in Cancer Patients

“…This can be clearly observed in research on cervical cancer representation (Chen et al, 2020). Chen et al (2020), citing studies by Mwaka et al (2014) and Gu et al (2017) report that "Chinese women were more inclined to attribute cervical cancer to sexual risk factors and untreated infections" (p. 3), while Ugandan women saw the causes of their disease in sociocultural factors, such as "experience with civil conflict, heredity and bad luck" (p. 3). Translation (equivalent to the original) and cultural adaptation (allowing for the possibility of introducing necessary modifications) thus provide knowledge of how the IPQ-R can be used to "ensure successful collection of data in its original language version" (Kuliś et al, 2011, p. 307).…”

“…During the validation process, it is also important to develop a language version that takes into account the specific country in which the IPQ-R will be used ( Drwal, 1990 ). Investigators ( Chen et al, 2020 ) indicate culturally determined differences in the perception of the same disease entity, especially its symptoms and causes. This can be clearly observed in research on cervical cancer representation ( Chen et al, 2020 ).…”

“…Investigators ( Chen et al, 2020 ) indicate culturally determined differences in the perception of the same disease entity, especially its symptoms and causes. This can be clearly observed in research on cervical cancer representation ( Chen et al, 2020 ). Chen et al (2020) , citing studies by Mwaka et al (2014) and Gu et al (2017) report that “Chinese women were more inclined to attribute cervical cancer to sexual risk factors and untreated infections” (p. 3), while Ugandan women saw the causes of their disease in sociocultural factors, such as “experience with civil conflict, heredity and bad luck” (p. 3).…”

“…Selected language versions (including Chinese, Dutch, English, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, and Norwegian) are available at https://ipq.h.uib.no/ . Subsequent language versions are systematically being developed, including various versions dedicated to cancer patients, including Portuguese ( Santos et al, 2003 ), Greek ( Giannousi et al, 2010 ), and, more recently, Chinese ( Chen et al, 2020 ).…”

“…Pasternak, 2018 ; Kosciusko et al, 2019 ; Miceli et al, 2019 ; Fernandes, 2020 ; Pourfallahi et al, 2020 ). However, there are fewer studies on the adaptation of IPQ (and its various versions) carried out in a group of patients suffering from this illness ( Giannousi et al, 2010 ; Dempster and McCorry, 2012 ; Ashley et al, 2013 ; Chen et al, 2020 ). In 2012, Dempster and McCorry (2012) conducted a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) of the IPQ-R in an esophageal cancer survivor sample and confirmed that the second section of the IPQ-R has a seven-factor structure.…”