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Karnofsky Performance Scale validity and reliability of Turkish palliative cancer patients
BACKGROUND/AIM: Validated measures in palliative cancer patients are very important in the evaluation and management of the disease. The Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) has been used for many years to assess the performance status of cancer patients. The aim of this study is to determine the valid...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7018389/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31192546 http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/sag-1810-44 |
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author | YILDIZ ÇELTEK, Nagihan SÜREN, Mustafa DEMİR, Osman OKAN, İsmail |
author_facet | YILDIZ ÇELTEK, Nagihan SÜREN, Mustafa DEMİR, Osman OKAN, İsmail |
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description | BACKGROUND/AIM: Validated measures in palliative cancer patients are very important in the evaluation and management of the disease. The Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) has been used for many years to assess the performance status of cancer patients. The aim of this study is to determine the validity and reliability of the KPS in cancer patients receiving palliative care in Turkey. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighty patients with a cancer diagnosis who were admitted to Gaziosmanpaşa University Medical Faculty Hospital Palliative Care Unit between 01.03.2016 and 01.03.2017 were included in the study. KPS, measurements from the Katz Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scale, and Basic Activities of Daily Living (BADL) scale were recorded. The alpha coefficient (Cronbach) was calculated by using SPSS version 20.0. The P-value was accepted as P < 0.05 in the analysis of the data. RESULTS: There was a positive and strong correlation between Katz ADL scale total score and KPS score (r = 0.895; P < 0.001). In addition, there was a strong negative correlation between the total score of BADL scale and KPS score (r = –0.894; P < 0.001). As for the reliability of the scale scores, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient found to be 0.720. CONCLUSION: KPS is a reliable scale for Turkish cancer patients in palliative care settings. |
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spelling | pubmed-70183892020-03-23 Karnofsky Performance Scale validity and reliability of Turkish palliative cancer patients YILDIZ ÇELTEK, Nagihan SÜREN, Mustafa DEMİR, Osman OKAN, İsmail Turk J Med Sci Article BACKGROUND/AIM: Validated measures in palliative cancer patients are very important in the evaluation and management of the disease. The Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) has been used for many years to assess the performance status of cancer patients. The aim of this study is to determine the validity and reliability of the KPS in cancer patients receiving palliative care in Turkey. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighty patients with a cancer diagnosis who were admitted to Gaziosmanpaşa University Medical Faculty Hospital Palliative Care Unit between 01.03.2016 and 01.03.2017 were included in the study. KPS, measurements from the Katz Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scale, and Basic Activities of Daily Living (BADL) scale were recorded. The alpha coefficient (Cronbach) was calculated by using SPSS version 20.0. The P-value was accepted as P < 0.05 in the analysis of the data. RESULTS: There was a positive and strong correlation between Katz ADL scale total score and KPS score (r = 0.895; P < 0.001). In addition, there was a strong negative correlation between the total score of BADL scale and KPS score (r = –0.894; P < 0.001). As for the reliability of the scale scores, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient found to be 0.720. CONCLUSION: KPS is a reliable scale for Turkish cancer patients in palliative care settings. The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 2019-06-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7018389/ /pubmed/31192546 http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/sag-1810-44 Text en Copyright © 2019 The Author(s) This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Article YILDIZ ÇELTEK, Nagihan SÜREN, Mustafa DEMİR, Osman OKAN, İsmail Karnofsky Performance Scale validity and reliability of Turkish palliative cancer patients |
title | Karnofsky Performance Scale validity and reliability of Turkish palliative cancer patients |
title_full | Karnofsky Performance Scale validity and reliability of Turkish palliative cancer patients |
title_fullStr | Karnofsky Performance Scale validity and reliability of Turkish palliative cancer patients |
title_full_unstemmed | Karnofsky Performance Scale validity and reliability of Turkish palliative cancer patients |
title_short | Karnofsky Performance Scale validity and reliability of Turkish palliative cancer patients |
title_sort | karnofsky performance scale validity and reliability of turkish palliative cancer patients |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7018389/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31192546 http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/sag-1810-44 |
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