Translation and psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the resilience scale for children with cancer.
BACKGROUND
To test the psychometric properties of a traditional Chinese version of the Resilience Scale for Children (RS-10) and examine its factorial structure via a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).


METHODS
One hundred and eighty-six Hong Kong Chinese children with cancer were recruited in the paediatric oncology units of two public acute-care hospitals in Hong Kong to participate in this cross-sectional study. The psychometric properties of the traditional Chinese version of the RS-10 were assessed, namely its content equivalence, convergent and discriminant validity, construct validity, internal consistency and test-retest reliability.


RESULTS
The newly translated traditional Chinese version of the RS-10 demonstrated adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's α = .83, McDonald's Ω = .80), excellent test-retest reliability (.89), good content equivalence (CVI = 96%) and appropriate convergent (r =  - .52, P = .01) and discriminant validity (r = .61, P = .01). The CFA results demonstrated that there was a good fit between the factor structure of the Chinese version of the RS-10 and the observed data (χ2/df = 2.34, TLI = .951, RMSEA = .053, CFI = .962, GFI = .948, SRMR = .052), thereby confirming the construct validity of this instrument.


CONCLUSIONS
The traditional Chinese version of the RS-10 was found to be a reliable and valid tool for assessing the resilience of Hong Kong Chinese children with cancer. The newly developed traditional Chinese version of the RS-10 is an appropriate clinical research tool for evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions in enhancing the resilience of and promoting mental well-being in children with cancer. Trial registration NCT03544190.
['Chung|Joyce Oi Kwan|JOK|http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5378-8274', 'Li|William Ho Cheung|WHC|', 'Wei|Xia|X|', 'Cheung|Ankie Tan|AT|', 'Ho|Laurie Long Kwan|LLK|', 'Chan|Godfrey Chi-Fung|GC|']
D002648:Child D002681:China D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical D006801:Humans D009369:Neoplasms D011594:Psychometrics D011788:Quality of Life D015203:Reproducibility of Results D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Psychometrics Chinese Resilience Child Neoplasms