Validation of the English and simplified Mandarin versions of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire – Short Form in Chinese cancer survivors

Table 3 Fit indices for the Fear of Progression Questionnaire – Short Form

Models tested and the items that error of covariance were released		Fit Indices ^a
		χ²	df	CFI	RMSEA	SRMR
Initial FoP-Q-SF		230.561	54	0.869	0.106	0.058
Item 4	Being afraid of becoming less productive at work	183.698	53	0.903	0.092	0.053
Item 12	Being afraid of not being able to work anymore
Item 6	Being afraid of the possibility that the children could contract cancer	151.805	52	0.926	0.081	0.047
Item 11	Worrying about what will become of the family
Item 1	Being afraid of disease progression	124.886	51	0.945	0.071	0.044
Item 8	Being afraid of no longer be able to pursue hobbies
Item 1	Being afraid of disease progression	111.377	50	0.954	0.065	0.04
Item 2	Being nervous prior to doctor’s appointment or periodic examination
Item 6	Being afraid of the possibility that the children could contract cancer	99.627	49	0.962	0.06	0.038
Item 7	Being afraid of relying on strangers for activities of daily living

^a CFI Comparative fit index, RMSEA Root-mean-square error of approximation, SRMR standard root-mean-squared residual.
Criteria used: CFI ≥ .95; RMSEA ≤ .06; SRMR ≤ .08

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