RT Journal Article
T1 Transcultural Adaptation and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the FCR7 Questionnaire for Assessing Fear of Recurrence in Cancer Patients: FCR6/7-SP
A1 Díaz Periánez, Cristina
A1 Camacho Bejarano, Rafaela
A1 González de la Torre, Héctor
A1 Cruickshank, Susanne
A1 Humphris, Gerald Michael
A1 Bayo Lozano, Eloísa
A1 Merino Navarro, Dolores
AB Background/Objectives: Fear of recurrence is one of the main issues affectingcancer patients after the completion of treatment. Despite the development of variousassessment tools at the international level, there is a lack of validated questionnaires inSpanish. For this reason, the aim of this study is to conduct a transcultural adaptationand evaluate the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Fear of CancerRecurrence (FCR7) questionnaire. Methods: We carried out translation and transculturaladaptation of the FCR7 scale, content validity through expert review, and face validitywith a pilot test in the first phase. In the second phase, construct validity was evaluatedthrough confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis, along with reliability (internalconsistency), convergent–divergent validation, and known-groups validation in a sample of315 individuals with a history of cancer. Descriptive and inferential analysis was performedusing JAMOVI© v.2.3.24., confirmatory factor analysis with FACTOR© v.12.02.01x64 bits,and Rasch analysis with JMetrik© v.2.0. Results: Aiken’s coefficient exceeded 0.75 for allitems, indicating acceptable face validity for the instrument. Two unidimensional modelswere obtained for the instrument, FCR7-SP and FCR6-SP, both showing acceptable fit valuesand adequate reliability (omega coefficient = 0.933 [95% CI: 0.922–0.944] and 0.942 [95%CI: 0.931–0.951], respectively). Conclusions: The Spanish version of the FCR7 is valid andreliable for assessing fear of cancer recurrence in the Spanish population, with two modelsavailable for its application (FCR7-SP and FCR6-SP). The availability of this tool will enablethe evaluation of this phenomenon in clinical practice and a more effective approach toaddressing its consequences.
PB MDPI
SN 2072-6694 (electrónico)
YR 2025
FD 2025-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/25174
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/25174
LA eng
NO Díaz-Periánez, C., Camacho-Bejarano, R., González-de la Torre, H., Cruickshank, S., Humphris, G. M., Bayo-Lozano, E., & Merino-Navarro, D. (2025). Transcultural Adaptation and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the FCR7 Questionnaire for Assessing Fear of Recurrence in Cancer Patients: FCR6/7-SP. In Cancers (Vol. 17, Issue 5, p. 875). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17050875
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026