scholarly journals Translation and cultural adaptation of the States of Consciousness Questionnaire (SOCQ) and statistical validation of the Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ30) in Brazilian Portuguese

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
EDUARDO EKMAN SCHENBERG ◽  
LUÍS FERNANDO TÓFOLI ◽  
DANIEL REZINOVSKY ◽  
DARTIU XAVIER DA SILVEIRA
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Mystical Experience ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Statistical Validation ◽  
States Of Consciousness ◽  
Translation And Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Experience Questionnaire

scholarly journals Acute and subacute psychoactive effects of Kambô, the secretion of the Amazonian Giant Maki Frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor): retrospective reports

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Torsten Schmidt ◽  
Simon Reiche ◽  
Caroline L. C. Hage ◽  
Felix Bermpohl ◽  
Tomislav Majić
Keyword(s):  
Amazon Basin ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Mystical Experience ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Altered States Of Consciousness ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Altered States ◽  
Acute Effects ◽  
States Of Consciousness ◽  
Experience Questionnaire

AbstractKambô, the secretion of the Amazonian Giant Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) contains a plethora of bioactive peptides and was originally used by indigenous communities from the Amazon basin as medicine for improving hunting capacities. In the last 20 years, Kambô has spread to Western urban healing circles. To date it is still controversial whether the acute effects of Kambô include alterations of consciousness similar to known psychoactive substance like serotonergic psychedelics. Here we retrospectively assessed psychological effects of Kambô in a sample of anonymous users (n = 22, mean age: 39 years, ± 8.5; 45.5% female), administering standardized questionnaires for the assessment of altered states of consciousness (ASC), including the Altered States of Consciousness Rating Scale, the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (PCI), the Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ), the Challenging Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) for acute effects and the Persisting Effects Questionnaire (PEQ) and a scale assessing connectedness for subacute effects. The intensity of retrospectively reported acute psychological effects remained on a mild to moderate level, with no psychedelic-type distortions of perception or thinking. Conversely, persisting effects were predominantly described as positive and pleasant, revealing high scores on measures of personal and spiritual significance.

Acute subjective effects in LSD- and MDMA-assisted psychotherapy

2020 ◽  
pp. 026988112095960
Author(s):  
Yasmin Schmid ◽  
Peter Gasser ◽  
Peter Oehen ◽  
Matthias E Liechti
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Mystical Experience ◽  
Altered States Of Consciousness ◽  
Altered States ◽  
Compassionate Use ◽  
Group Settings ◽  
States Of Consciousness ◽  
Experience Questionnaire

Background: Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) were used in psychotherapy in the 1960s–1980s, and are currently being re-investigated as treatments for several psychiatric disorders. In Switzerland, limited medical use of these substances is possible in patients not responding to other treatments (compassionate use). Methods: This study aimed to describe patient characteristics, treatment indications and acute alterations of mind in patients receiving LSD (100–200 µg) and/or MDMA (100–175 mg) within the Swiss compassionate use programme from 2014–2018. Acute effects were assessed using the 5 Dimensions of Altered States of Consciousness scale and the Mystical Experience Questionnaire, and compared with those in healthy volunteers administered with LSD or MDMA and patients treated alone with LSD in clinical trials. Results: Eighteen patients (including 12 women and six men, aged 29–77 years) were treated in group settings. Indications mostly included posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression. Generally, a drug-assisted session was conducted every 3.5 months after 3–10 psychotherapy sessions. LSD induced pronounced alterations of consciousness on the 5 Dimensions of Altered States of Consciousness scale, and mystical-type experiences with increases in all scales on the Mystical Experience Questionnaire. Effects were largely comparable between patients in the compassionate use programme and patients or healthy subjects treated alone in a research setting. Conclusion: LSD and MDMA are currently used medically in Switzerland mainly in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in group settings, producing similar acute responses as in research subjects. The data may serve as a basis for further controlled studies of substance-assisted psychotherapy.

Clinical Frailty Scale: translation and cultural adaptation into the Brazilian Portuguese language

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
M.K. Rodrigues ◽  
I. Nunes Rodrigues ◽  
D.J. Vasconcelos Gomes da Silva ◽  
J.M. de S. Pinto ◽  
M.F. Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Clinical Frailty Scale ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Senior Patients ◽  
Translation And Cultural Adaptation

Background: Frailty is a biological syndrome that causes adverse events in the health of older adults. However, the Clinical Frailty Scale has not yet been culturally adapted and validated into Brazilian Portuguese language. Objectives: Our aim was to translate, reproduce and validate the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) for the Brazilian Portuguese language. Design: An observational cross-sectional study with senior patients was conducted between Jan 2018 and Nov 2018. Setting and Participants: Volunteers aged >60 and living in Brazil. The translation and cultural adaptation of the CFS into the Portuguese language, the principles and good practices were followed. Measurements: To conduct the validation and determine the reproducibility of an inter-observer evaluation, the patients answered the scale questions in Portuguese on two occasions, delivered by two separate examiners and separated by a 10-minute interval, on their first visit; the 36-item Short Form Survey quality-of-life questionnaire (SF-36) was also applied. Seven days later, a second visit was undertaken to perform an intra-observer reproducibility assessment. Results: A total of 66 older individuals were enrolled (72 ± 8 years), the majority of which did not present frailty (63.6%) and reported a low physical limitation level in the SF-36. The CFS showed a significant correlation with the SF-36 quality-of-life questionnaire (r= −0.663; p<0.0001) and no statistical difference was observed between intra-rater (p=0.641) and inter-rater (p=0.350) applications, demonstrating the reproducibility and applicability of the instrument. The standard error estimate (SEE) was evaluated and there were no differences between the CFS and the SF-36 (SEE= 1.13 points). Conclusion: The Brazilian Portuguese language version of the CFS is a valid, reproducible and reliable instrument for evaluating the impact of frailty on the lives of senior patients.

scholarly journals Translation and cultural adaptation of the Mother-Generated Index into Brazilian Portuguese: A postnatal quality of life study

Midwifery ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 735-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samila Gomes Ribeiro ◽  
Andrew Graham Symon ◽  
Paula Renata Amorim Lessa ◽  
Mirna Fontenele de Oliveira ◽  
Priscila de Souza Aquino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Life Study ◽  
Translation And Cultural Adaptation

scholarly journals Translation and cultural adaptation of the Game Dice Task to Brazilian population

2012 ◽  
Vol 70 (12) ◽  
pp. 929-933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Rzezak ◽  
Hanna Karen Moreira Antunes ◽  
Sérgio Tufik ◽  
Marco Túlio de Mello
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Healthy Volunteer ◽  
Healthy Volunteers ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Brazilian Population ◽  
Translation And Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Risky Decisions

OBJECTIVE: The Game Dice Task (GDT) was developed to measure decision making under known risk. The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the GDT to a Brazilian population. METHOD: After the GDT was translated and back-translated to Brazilian Portuguese and evaluated by eight bilingual judges, 175 Brazilian adults were divided into two groups - 160 healthy volunteers and 15 traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients - and had completed the GDT. RESULTS: Differences between genders, but not age, were observed in the healthy volunteer sample. Males more frequently chose a combination of three dice while females preferred four dice. TBI patients were more impulsive than healthy volunteers; they less frequently chose a combination of three dice and made more risky decisions. CONCLUSION: Because of the rigorous process used to translate and adapt the GDT and the differences observed between patients with TBI and healthy volunteers, the Brazilian GDT was considered satisfactory for research purposes.

We need to use words that we’d use in Brazil, right? A Community-Based Content Validation of a Translated Femicide Risk Assessment Instrument

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122110513
Author(s):  
Olivia C. Manders ◽  
Casey D. Xavier Hall ◽  
Maria A. F. Vertamatti ◽  
Dabney P. Evans ◽  
Jacquelyn C. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Risk Assessment Instrument ◽  
Translation And Cultural Adaptation

The Danger Assessment (DA) is a widely-used risk assessment instrument designed to help women understand their risk of femicide. Currently, no validated tool exists in Brazilian Portuguese. The purpose of this study was to conduct a cross-cultural adaptation of the DA for use in the Brazilian context as a precursor to validation and broader testing among women in Brazil. This study describes a community participatory approach for translation and cultural adaptation of the DA from European to Brazilian Portuguese that engages the target population in the process. Using a three-step process, a final version of the DA-Brazil instrument was developed.

scholarly journals Translation and cross-cultural adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese of the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ) – Long Version

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Rosa ◽  
Elena Metcalf ◽  
Thiago Botter-Maio Rocha ◽  
Christian Kieling
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Cognitive Debriefing ◽  
Mental Health Clinics ◽  
Health Clinics ◽  
Forward Translation ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Back Translation ◽  
Translation And Cultural Adaptation

Abstract Introduction Major depressive disorder (MDD) is prevalent among young people, with a high incidence during adolescence. It is, therefore, important to have reliable instruments to capture the construct of depression in this population. The objective of the present work is to describe the process of translation and cultural adaptation of the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ) – Long Version, into Brazilian Portuguese. Method We followed the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) guidelines for translation and cultural adaptation, including the steps of preparation, forward translation, reconciliation, back-translation, back-translation review, harmonization, cognitive debriefing, review of cognitive debriefing results and finalization, proofreading and final report. Cognitive debriefing was conducted in a sample of adolescent patients and their respective caregivers at mental health clinics affiliated with the Brazilian public health system. Results Results suggest that the items were well understood and that the MFQ seems to be an appropriate instrument for use with Brazilian adolescents and caregivers. Conclusions The Brazilian Portuguese MFQ – Long Version constitutes an adequate tool for the assessment of depression among adolescents. Future studies are required to evaluate psychometric properties of the instrument.

scholarly journals Translation and cultural adaptation for Brazil of the Developing Nurses' Thinking model

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Jensen ◽  
Diná de Almeida Lopes Monteiro da Cruz ◽  
Mary Gay Tesoro ◽  
Maria Helena Baena de Moraes Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Diagnostic Reasoning ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Back Translation ◽  
Complementary Strategy ◽  
Translation And Cultural Adaptation

OBJECTIVES: to translate and culturally adapt to Brazilian Portuguese the Developing Nurses' Thinking model, used as a strategy for teaching clinical reasoning.METHOD: the translation and cultural adaptation were undertaken through initial translation, synthesis of the translations, back-translation, evaluation by a committee of specialists and a pre-test with 33 undergraduate nursing students.RESULTS: the stages of initial translation, synthesis of the translations and back-translation were undertaken satisfactorily, small adjustments being needed. In the evaluation of the translated version by the committee of specialists, all the items obtained agreement over 80% in the first round of evaluation and in the pre-test with the students, so the model was shown to be fit for purpose.CONCLUSION: the use of the model as a complementary strategy in the teaching of diagnostic reasoning is recommended, with a view to the training of nurses who are more aware regarding the diagnostic task and the importance of patient safety.

scholarly journals Cultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese of the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability revised (FLACCr) scale of pain assessment

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 651-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edna Aparecida Bussotti ◽  
Ruth Guinsburg ◽  
Mavilde da Luz Gonçalves Pedreira
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Pain Assessment ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Delphi Technique ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Methodological Development ◽  
Back Translation ◽  
The Face ◽  
Translation And Cultural Adaptation

AbstractObjective: to perform the translation into Brazilian Portuguese and cultural adaptation of the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability revised (FLACCr) scale, with children under 18 years old, affected by cerebral palsy, presenting or not cognitive impairment and unable to report their pain.Method: methodological development study of translation into Portuguese and cultural adaptation of the FLACCr. After approval by the ethics committee, the process aimed at translation and back-translation, evaluation of translation and back-translation using the Delphi technique and assessment of cultural equivalence. The process included the five categories of the scale and the four application instructions, considering levels of agreement equal to or greater than 80%.Results: it was necessary three rounds of the Delphi technique to achieve consensus among experts. The agreement achieved for the five categories was: Face 95.5%, Legs 90%, Activity 94.4%, Cry 94.4% and Consolability 99.4%. The four instructions achieved the following consensus levels: 1st 99.1%, 2nd 99.2%, 3rd 99.1% and 4th 98.3%.Conclusion: the method enabled the translation and cultural adaptation of the FLACCr. This is a study able to expand the knowledge of Brazilian professionals on pain assessment in children with CP

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