Table 3.
Principal component analysis of the Chinese version of the HaNiQ
| Items | HaNiQ for patients |
HaNiQ for caregivers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F 1 | F 2 | F 3 | F 4 | F 5 | F 1 | F 2 | F 3 | F 4 | F 5 | ||
| 1. The cause of the disease and how it could have been prevented | 0.684 | 0.468 | |||||||||
| 2. The stage of the disease and how it is expected to progress | 0.665 | 0.737 | |||||||||
| 3. How far advanced the disease is and how far it has spread | 0.713 | 0.793 | |||||||||
| 4. The goals of treatment | 0.564 | 0.632 | |||||||||
| 5. Tests and investigations that may be needed | 0.675 | 0.815 | |||||||||
| 6. How to prepare for tests | 0.664 | 0.766 | |||||||||
| 7. The different types of treatment available and their advantages and disadvantages | 0.731 | 0.690 | |||||||||
| 8. The chances of being cured of the disease | 0.519 | 0.520 | |||||||||
| 9. The evidence behind treatment recommendations | 0.774 | 0.468 | |||||||||
| 10. How the treatments are performed | 0.742 | 0.654 | |||||||||
| 11. How the treatments work against the disease | 0.710 | 0.572 | |||||||||
| 12. Possible side effects of treatment | 0.519 | 0.644 | |||||||||
| 13. Management of unpleasant treatment side effects | 0.540 | 0.673 | |||||||||
| 14 Dental check-ups and care | 0.770 | 0.754 | |||||||||
| 15. Ways of managing eating and drinking to maintain nutritional intake | 0.644 | 0.643 | |||||||||
| 16. Ways of managing swallowing and communication | 0.562 | 0.740 | |||||||||
| 17. Being able to care for myself at home | 0.664 | 0.774 | |||||||||
| 18. Managing fatigue (feeling tired) | 0.630 | 0.753 | |||||||||
| 19. How the treatment may affect normal daily activities | 0.444 | 0.736 | |||||||||
| 20. Being able to work or concerns about finances | 0.702 | 0.787 | |||||||||
| 21. How family and social life will be affected | 0.780 | 0.766 | |||||||||
| 22. How talking about fears, worries and getting emotional support helps | 0.708 | 0.631 | |||||||||
| 23. Stress management | 0.661 | 0.685 | |||||||||
| 24. Support groups or other services available for myself and my carer | 0.741 | 0.538 | |||||||||
| 25. How the treatment may affect my feelings about my body, physical appearance, and sexual attractiveness | 0.623 | 0.684 | |||||||||
| 26. How family and close friends will be affected by the disease | 0.667 | 0.661 | |||||||||
| 27. Whether my children or other family members are at risk of getting cancer | 0.503 | 0.515 | |||||||||
| 28. Staying well after treatment is finished | 0.718 | 0.689 | |||||||||
| 29. Getting on with life after cancer treatment | 0.724 | 0.677 | |||||||||
| 30. When cancer cannot be cured and needing palliative care | 0.621 | 0.498 | |||||||||
Note: All items are considered meaningful: Factor loadings ＞ 0.400 in the HaNiQ for patients; Factor loadings ＞ 0.450 in the HaNiQ for caregivers. HaNiQ = the Head and Neck Information Needs Questionnaire. F 1 = Disease profile. F 2 = Treatment. F 3 = Side effects. F 4 = Psychosocial. F 5 = Survivorship.