The Cognitive Symptom Checklist-Work in cancer patients is related with work functioning, fatigue and depressive symptoms: a validation study

Purpose The study objectives are to translate the 21-item Cognitive Symptom Checklist-Work (CSC-W21) to Dutch (CSC-W DV) and to validate the CSC-W DV in working cancer patients. Methods The CSC-W21 was cross-culturally translated and adapted to a Dutch version. In this 19-item version, the dichotomo...

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Published in:Journal of cancer survivorship 2016-06, Vol.10 (3), p.545-552
Main Authors: Dorland, H. F., Abma, F. I., Roelen, C. A. M., Smink, A., Feuerstein, M., Amick, B. C., Ranchor, A. V., Bültmann, U.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cancer
Checklist
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Depression - diagnosis
Depression - epidemiology
Fatigue
Fatigue - diagnosis
Fatigue - epidemiology
Fatigue - psychology
Female
Health Informatics
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Middle Aged
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Oncology
Primary Care Medicine
Psychometrics - methods
Public Health
Quality of Life Research
Reproducibility of Results
Self Report
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Survivors - psychology
Survivors - statistics & numerical data
Work - psychology
Work Capacity Evaluation
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Summary:Purpose The study objectives are to translate the 21-item Cognitive Symptom Checklist-Work (CSC-W21) to Dutch (CSC-W DV) and to validate the CSC-W DV in working cancer patients. Methods The CSC-W21 was cross-culturally translated and adapted to a Dutch version. In this 19-item version, the dichotomous response option was changed to an ordinal five-point scale. A validation study of the CSC-W DV was conducted among cancer patients who had returned to work during or following cancer treatment. Internal consistency (Cronbach’s α ), structural validity (exploratory factor analysis) and construct validity (hypothesis testing) were evaluated. Results In a cohort of 364 cancer patients, 341 (94 %) completed the CSC-W DV (aged 50.6 ± 8.6 years, 60 % women). Exploratory factor analysis revealed two subscales ‘working memory’ and ‘executive function’. The internal consistency of the total scale and subscales was high (Cronbach’s α  = 0.93–0.95). Hypothesis testing showed that self-reported cognitive limitations at work were related to work functioning ( P  
ISSN:1932-2259
1932-2267
DOI:10.1007/s11764-015-0500-9