Evaluation of reliability and validity of application of the Chinese version of Bowel Function Index in patients with constipation induced by strong opioid drugs
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2013.17.012
- VernacularTitle:肠功能量表在阿片相关性便秘人群中应用的信效度测评
- Author:
Lihua YANG
;
Peibei DUAN
;
Qingmei HOU
;
Minning XIU
;
Yuwen CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
BFI scale;
Opioid;
Constipation;
Reliability;
Validation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2013;(17):28-30
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the reliability and validity of Bowel Function Index applied to assess the constipation induced by strong opioid drugs for patients with cancer pain.Methods 126 patients with constipation induced by strong opioid drugs for pain caused by cancer were selected.BFI,Patient Assessment of Constipation Symptoms(PAC-SYM) and clinical observations were used to collect data which were conducted for reliability analysis,correlation analysis and tests for several independent samples to evaluate the reliability and validity.Results The internal consistency determined by Cronbach αt was 0.86 for the total BFI score.Significant correlations were found among BFI,PAC-SYM and clinical observations.The BFI total score and each item scores of three groups all showed significant differences.Conclusions The Chinese version of BFI is a simple,valid and reliable,clinically relevant tool to assess the constipation induced by strong opioid drugs for pain caused by cancer.
