Translation and Cross-cultural Adaptation of Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly - Screening (HHIE-S) in the Bilingual Singapore Population - A Pilot Study

The objective of this study was to perform cross-cultural adaptation of the Mediterranean Islands Study Food Frequency Questionnaire (MEDIS-FFQ) and to evaluate its reproducibility and validity in a population over 60 years of age in the Spanish Mediterranean. Three hundred forty-one people completed the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), which was administered twice (FFQ1 and FFQ2) with nine 24-h dietary recalls (24-HDRs) over a nine-month period to assess its reproducibility and validity. Cross-cultural translation and adaptation were performed according to the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) guidelines and included direct translation, back-translation, and a pilot comprehension test. Reproducibility was evaluated with Pearson’s and interclass correlation coefficients. Validity was estimated using correlations between the FFQ food groups and the 24-HDR mean. The levels of agreement and misclassification were expressed as the proportions of individuals classified by comparing the estimated information from the FFQ2 and the 24-HDR. Reproducibility correlation coefficients ranged from r = 0.44 to r = 0.90. Validity indices ranged from 0.71 to 0.99. More than 80% of the subjects were classified in the same quartile on both instruments. The kappa statistic showed a moderate to high level of agreement (0.70–0.95) between the two instruments. In conclusion, the MEDIS-FFQ showed good reproducibility and validity in estimating the nutrient intake of the elderly population in the Spanish Mediterranean.

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Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the CHAMPS Questionnaire in French Canadians with COPD

Canadian Respiratory Journal ◽

10.1155/2016/9304505 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Susanne Mak ◽

Judith E. Soicher ◽

Nancy E. Mayo ◽

Sharon Wood-Dauphinee ◽

Jean Bourbeau

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

The Elderly ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

French Canadians ◽

Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽

Canadian French ◽

Expert Review ◽

French And English ◽

Disease Study

Physical activity is difficult to measure in individuals with COPD. The Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors (CHAMPS) questionnaire demonstrated strong clinometric properties when used with the elderly and with those affected by chronic disease. Study objectives were to translate, culturally adapt the CHAMPS into French, and reexamine its test-retest reliability and construct validity in French and English Canadians with COPD. This paper presents the cross-cultural adaptation of the CHAMPS; results of its clinometric testing will be described in another article. The CHAMPS examines the degree of physical activity performed in a typical week through two summary scales, caloric expenditure and activity frequency. The CHAMPS was only in English; thus, a cross-cultural adaptation was needed to translate the CHAMPS into French for use in French Canadians with COPD. Cross-cultural adaptation consisted of forward and back translation, with expert review at each stage of translation: minor inconsistencies were uncovered and rectified. Five French participants with COPD completed the finalized Canadian French CHAMPS and participated in cognitive debriefing; no problematic items were identified. A structured and stepwise, cross-cultural adaptation process produced the Canadian French CHAMPS, with items of equivalent meaning to the English version, for use in French Canadians with COPD.

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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic version of the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly among community-dwelling older adults in Saudi Arabia

Clinical Interventions in Aging ◽

10.2147/cia.s157007 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol Volume 13 ◽

pp. 419-427 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ayidh Alqarni ◽

Vishal Vennu ◽

Sulaiman A. Alshammari ◽

Saad M. Bindawas

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

The Elderly ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Arabic Version ◽

Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽

Activity Scale ◽

Community Dwelling Older Adults ◽

Physical Activity Scale

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Development, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Characteristics of the Persian Progressive Aphasia Language Scale in Patients With Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Pilot Study

Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Journal ◽

10.29252/nirp.bcn.9.1.35 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 35-42

Author(s):

Salime Jafari ◽

Amin Modarresszadeh ◽

Ahmad Reza Khatoonabadi ◽

John Hodges ◽

Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

Primary Progressive Aphasia ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Psychometric Characteristics ◽

Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽

Progressive Aphasia ◽

Primary Progressive

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Pain-induced depression in the elderly: Validation of psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the “Geriatric Emotional Assessment of Pain” - GEAP-b

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira ◽

10.1590/1806-9282.63.09.741 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 63 (9) ◽

pp. 741-746

Author(s):

Carla Bezerra Lopes Almeida ◽

Ricardo Humberto Félix ◽

Maysa Seabra Cendoroglo ◽

Fania Cristina Santos

Keyword(s):

Chronic Pain ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

Kappa Statistic ◽

The Elderly ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Psychosocial Assessment ◽

Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽

Brazilian Version ◽

Pain In The Elderly

Summary Objective: In order to introduce an instrument within our midst that allows a comprehensive clinical evaluation of pain-induced depression in the elderly, we proposed the translation, cross-cultural adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese, and study of the psychometric properties of the “Geriatric Psychosocial Assessment of Pain-induced Depression” (GEAP) scale. This instrument was especially developed for the screening of depression associated with chronic pain in the elderly. Method: We performed translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the GEAP scale, whose psychometric properties were analyzed in a sample of 48 elderly individuals. Sociodemographic data and information related to chronic pain were ascertained, as well as those related to depression. The GEAP-b scale was applied at three different times on the same day by two different interviewers (I1 and I2), and after 15 days by one of those interviewers (I3). Results: The GEAP-b proved to be an easy-to-apply instrument with a high internal consistency value, according to the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (0.835). The reproducibility of the instrument was optimal, achieving intraclass correlations of 98.5 and 92% for interobserver and intraobserver, respectively. There was “considerable” agreement (between 0.419 and 1.0) for each GEAP-b item, except for item 19, according to the kappa statistic. As for the validity of the GEAP-b criterion, positive and statistically significant correlations were obtained for pain, according to GPM-p (r=49.5%, p<0.001), and depression, according to GDS (r=59%, p<0.001), both values being considered regular (between 40-60%). Conclusion: The GEAP-b scale has proven to be reliable and valid in the screening of pain-related depression in the elderly.

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