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To address these multifaceted needs, robust and culturally adapted patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), such as the Measure Yourself Concerns and Wellbeing (MYCaW) questionnaire, are essential for understanding and improving survivors\u2019 subjective experiences.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This protocol aimed to outline the systematic translation and cultural adaptation of the MYCaW questionnaire into German. The MYCaW questionnaire, a PROM, is designed to capture individualized concerns and assess overall well-being, particularly in cancer care settings. By adhering to common guidelines, this research will provide a tool for assessing individualized concerns and patient needs among German-speaking patients with cancer.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Following International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) guidelines, this study will use a structured methodology involving forward and backward translation, expert review, patient review process, and preliminary validation to ensure linguistic and cultural equivalence. This study is approved by the ethics committee of the Medical Association Berlin (reference Eth-27\/10). Construct validity will be assessed through comparison with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer\u2014Quality of Life Questionnaire, Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) and the MIDOS (Minimal Documentation System; in German: Minimales Dokumentationssystem) questionnaire, to evaluate both quality of life and symptom burden.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Funding of the study was obtained in January 2023. Patient recruitment started in the first quarter of 2023, and the cognitive debriefing phase is ongoing. Validation with the larger patient sample (N=120) is scheduled to conclude in the fourth quarter of 2025, with publication of the study results anticipated in the first quarter of 2026. The adaptation process will include translation, expert review, and cognitive debriefing with patients and health care professionals to ensure linguistic clarity and cultural relevance.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n The translation and adaptation of MYCaW into German will contribute to expanding the availability of validated PROMs for German-speaking populations. By following rigorous international guidelines, this study aims to produce a reliable, culturally appropriate, and linguistically adapted German version of the MYCaW questionnaire for assessing patient concerns and well-being in oncology and supportive care settings. Future validation studies will be necessary to assess the psychometric properties of the adapted questionnaire and its applicability in clinical and research contexts. Potential challenges, such as maintaining conceptual equivalence in translation and ensuring broad representativeness in the validation process, will be addressed through iterative refinement. 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