scholarly journals Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic version of the BACS scale (the brief assessment of cognition in schizophrenia) among chronic schizophrenic inpatients

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chadia Haddad ◽  
Pascale Salameh ◽  
Souheil Hallit ◽  
Sahar Obeid ◽  
Georges Haddad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Deficits ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Cognitive Disorders ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Brief Assessment ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
Composite Scores

Abstract Background Assessment of cognitive disorders in schizophrenia is becoming a part of clinical and research practice by using batteries that differ widely in their content. The Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS) was developed to cover the main cognitive deficits of schizophrenia. The objective of this study was to assess concurrent validity of the Arabic version of the BACS with a standard neurocognitive battery of tests in Lebanese patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls. Methods A sample of 120 stable inpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia and 60 healthy controls received the Arabic version of the BACS in a first session, and a standard battery in a second session. Results Mean duration of completion for the BACS was 31.2 ± 5.4 min in patients with schizophrenia. All tests demonstrated significant differences between controls and patients (p < .01). Principal components analysis demonstrated that a one-factor solution best fits our dataset (64.8% of the variance). High Cronbach alpha was found (.85). The BACS composite scores were significantly correlated with the standard battery composite scores in patients (r = .73, p < .001) and healthy controls (r = .78, p < .001). Also, correlation analysis between the BACS sub-scores and the standard battery sub-scores showed significant results (p < .05). Conclusion Results showed that the Arabic version of the BACS demonstrated high ability to discriminate patients with schizophrenia from healthy controls and it is a useful tool for assessing cognition in patients with schizophrenia and could be used in clinical practice in Lebanon.

scholarly journals Cross-cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Lebanese Arabic version of the BACS scale (the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia) among stable schizophrenic inpatients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chadia Haddad ◽  
Pascale Salameh ◽  
Souheil Hallit ◽  
Sahar Obeid ◽  
Georges Haddad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Deficits ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Cognitive Disorders ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Brief Assessment ◽  
Lebanese Arabic ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
Composite Scores

Abstract IntroductionAssessment of cognitive disorders in schizophrenia is becoming a part of clinical and research practice by using batteries that differ widely in their content. The Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS) was developed to cover the main cognitive deficits of schizophrenia. The objective of this study was to assess concurrent validity of the Arabic version of the BACS with a standard neurocognitive battery of tests in Lebanese patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls.MethodsA sample of 120 stable inpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia and 60 healthy controls received the Arabic version of the BACS in a first session, and a standard battery in a second session. ResultsMean duration of completion for the BACS was 31.2 ± 5.4 min in patients with schizophrenia. All tests demonstrated significant differences between controls and patients (p < .01). Principal components analysis demonstrated that a one-factor solution best fits our dataset (64.8% of the variance). High Cronbach alpha was found (.85). The BACS composite scores were significantly correlated with the standard battery composite scores in patients (r = .78, p < .001) and healthy controls (r = .77, p < .001). Also, correlation analysis between the BACS sub-scores and the standard battery sub-scores showed significant results (p < .05). The Arabic-BACS demonstrated high ability to discriminate patients with schizophrenia from healthy controls.Conclusion Results showed that the Arabic version of the BACS is a useful tool for assessing cognition in patients with schizophrenia and could be used in clinical practice in Lebanon.

scholarly journals Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of an Observational Measure for Parent–Child Responsive Caregiving

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1246
Author(s):  
Alessandra Schneider ◽  
Michelle Rodrigues ◽  
Olesya Falenchuk ◽  
Tiago N. Munhoz ◽  
Aluisio J. D. Barros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
Brief Assessment ◽  
The Cross

Responsive caregiving is the dimension of parenting most consistently related to later child functioning in both developing and developed countries. There is a growing need for efficient, psychometrically sound and culturally appropriate measurement of this construct. This study describes the cross-cultural validation in Brazil of the Responsive Interactions for Learning (RIFL-P) measure, requiring only eight minutes for assessment and coding. The cross-cultural adaptation used a recognized seven-step procedure. The adapted version was applied to a stratified sample of 153 Brazilian mother–child (18 months) dyads. Videos of mother–child interaction were coded using the RIFL-P and a longer gold standard parenting assessment. Mothers completed a survey on child stimulation (18 months) and child outcomes were measured at 24 months. Internal consistency (α = 0.94), inter-rater reliability (r = 0.83), and intra-rater reliability (r = 0.94) were all satisfactory to high. RIFL-P scores were significantly correlated with another measurement of parenting (r’s ranged from 0.32 to 0.47, p < 0.001), stimulation markers (r = 0.34, p < 0.01), and children’s cognition (r = 0.29, p < 0.001), language (r = 0.28, p < 0.001), and positive behavior (r = 0.17, p < 0.05). The Brazilian Portuguese version is a valid and reliable instrument for a brief assessment of responsive caregiving.

Cross-cultural adaptation of the Arabic version of Self-Care Domain of Child Engagement in Daily Life and Ease of Caregiving for Children measures

2021 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 103853
Author(s):  
Mohammed S. Alghamdi ◽  
Lisa A. Chiarello ◽  
Ehab M. Abd-Elkafy ◽  
Robert J. Palisano ◽  
Margo Orlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Child Engagement

Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the Arabic version of back beliefs questionnaire

Physiotherapy ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. e63-e64
Author(s):  
S. Alemrany ◽  
H. Alsobayel ◽  
A. Alnahdi ◽  
N. Moloney ◽  
M. Mackey
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation

Arabic version of the Back Pain Attitudes Questionnaire: Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric properties

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Saddam F. Kanaan ◽  
Hana’a Khraise ◽  
Khader A. Almhdawi ◽  
Ben Darlow ◽  
Alaa O. Oteir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

BACKGROUND: The Back Pain Attitudes Questionnaire (Back-PAQ) is a tool developed for the assessment of attitudes about back pain. However, this tool is not available in the Arabic language. The availability of the Arabic version of the questionnaire will enable clinicians and researchers in Arabic-speaking countries to assess patients’ attitudes towards back pain. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to translate and cross-culturally adapt the English version of the Back-PAQ into Arabic and study its psychometric properties. METHODS: The translation and cross-cultural adaptation processes were performed according to published guidelines. The translated Arabic version was tested for face and content validity on 40 participants. The psychometric properties of the final Arabic version were tested on 110 participants. Participants completed the Arabic version of the Back-PAQ and Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ). A subgroup of 50 participants completed the questionnaire twice in a week interval to determine the Back-PAQ test-retest reliability. RESULTS: The majority of participants found the questionnaire understandable and the questions relevant and appropriate for their back problem. There was a fair correlation between the Back-PAQ-Arabic and the FABQ physical activity scale (rho = 0.283, p= 0.001), and little to no correlation with total FABQ (rho = 0.186, p= 0.026) and education level (rho =-0.162, p= 0.045). The Arabic Back-PAQ-Arabic showed moderate internal consistency with Cronbach’s α of 0.601, and excellent test-retest reliability (ICC2,1= 0.963). The Back-PAQ standard error of measurement was 3.57 and minimum detectable changes was 9.90. CONCLUSION: The Arabic version of the Back-PAQ has adequate validity and reliability properties.

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