To assess known-group validity, 50 pediatric cancer patients and 50 healthy counterparts were recruited. MethodsĪ convenience sample of 402 Hong Kong Chinese childhood cancer survivors aged 6–18 years were asked to complete the Chinese version of the PSQI, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC), Fatigue Scale-Child (FS-C)/Fatigue Scale-Adolescent (FS-A), and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). To bridge the literature gap, this study translated and adapted the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) for Hong Kong Chinese cancer survivors and examined its psychometric properties and factor structure. However, there is no validated instrument for assessing this symptom in this population group.
Sleep disruption is a prevalent symptom reported by survivors of childhood cancer.
