Adaptation and testing of instruments to measure cervical cancer screening factors among Vietnamese immigrant women.

PURPOSE: Vietnamese American women diagnosed with cervical cancer are more likely to have advanced cancer than non-Hispanic White women. We sought to (a) develop a culturally sensitive Vietnamese translation of the Revised Susceptibility, Benefits, and Barriers Scale; Cultural Barriers to Screening Inventory; Confidentiality Issues Scale; and Quality of Care from the Health Care System Scale and (b) examine the psychometric properties.

DESIGN

Cross-sectional study with 201 Vietnamese immigrant women from the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area.

METHOD: We used a community-based participatory research approach and the U.S. Census Bureau's team approach to translation.

RESULTS

Cronbach's alpha ranged from .57 to .91. The incremental fit index ranged from .83 to .88.

DISCUSSION AND

CONCLUSIONS

The instruments demonstrated moderate to strong subscale internal consistency. Further research to assess structural validity is needed.

IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Our approaches to translation and psychometric examination support use of the instruments in Vietnamese immigrant women.