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Table 2 The items that contained the same language reproduced by backward translators

From: The supportive care needs survey short form 34 (SCNS-SF34): translation and cultural adaptation into the Nepali language among patients with cervical cancer in Nepal

Items No

Combined form

Original form

10

Tension that the health condition will be beyond control after the treatment

Worry that the health condition will be beyond control after the treatment

12

Feeling of being yourself under control of the situation

Learning to feel in control of your situation

13

Maintain positive thinking

Keeping a positive outlook

22

Awareness and sensitivity of hospital staff to your feelings and emotional aspects and needs

Hospital staff acknowledging, and showing sensitivity to, your feelings and emotional needs

30

Having access to professional counselling (e.g., psychologist, social worker, counsellor, nurse specialist) if you, family or friends need it

Availability of professional counselling (like psychologist, social worker, neuro specialist) to you or your family or your friends and relatives whenever needed

32

Being treated humanely and generally not only as a patient

Being treated like a person not just another case