scholarly journals Cross-cultural adaptation, content validation, and reliability of the Nigerian Composite Lifestyle CVD Risk Factors Questionnaire for adolescents among Yoruba rural adolescents in Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nse A. Odunaiya ◽  
Quinette A. Louw ◽  
Karen Grimmer
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Rural Adolescents ◽  
Content Validation ◽  
Cvd Risk Factors ◽  
Cvd Risk ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation

scholarly journals Cross-cultural adaptation and content validation into Portuguese of the Subjective Global Nutritional Assessment for pediatric patients hospitalized with cancer

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-320
Author(s):  
Danúbia da Cunha Antunes SARAIVA ◽  
Wanélia Vieira AFONSO ◽  
Nivaldo Barroso de PINHO ◽  
Wilza Arantes Ferreira PERES ◽  
Patricia de Carvalho PADILHA
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Nutritional Assessment ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Expert Committee ◽  
Content Validation ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
The Cross

ABSTRACT Objective Cross-cultural adaptation and content validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Subjective Global Nutritional Assessment questionnaire (originally in English) for use in hospitalized children and adolescents being treated in a reference institute of oncology. Methods The cross-cultural adaptation process consisted of the following stages: conceptual, item, semantic, and operational equivalence. The conceptual equivalence and item was carried out through discussion with members of an expert committee. Semantic equivalence was evaluated through initial translation, synthesis of translations, back translation, discussions with experts, and pretest with 32 patients. During operational equivalence, the experts discussed about the format of questions and instructions, setting, target populations, and mode of administration to later propose a final version. Content validation was performed by the expert committee. Results Minor modifications were made in the instrument to facilitate its use in the Brazilian socio-cultural context. Pretest results showed that the instrument is easily understood by health care professionals and the target population. Conclusion The cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Subjective Global Nutritional Assessment allowed obtaining a Brazilian version equivalent to the original. The adapted instrument will be an important tool for the subjective assessment of the nutritional status of pediatric patients hospitalized with cancer.

Cross-cultural adaptation of the caregiver contribution to heart failure self-Care into Brazilian Portuguese and content validation

Heart & Lung ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-192
Author(s):  
Daiane Lopes Grisante ◽  
Karen Harkness ◽  
Harleah G. Buck ◽  
Renata Eloah de Lucena Ferretti-Rebustini ◽  
Juliana de Lima Lopes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Content Validation ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation

Abstract P260: Low Physical Activity Level, Underweight and Abdominal Obesity among Nigerian Rural Adolescents; Implication for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program among Rural Adolescents in Nigeria

Circulation ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 127 (suppl_12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nse A Odunaiya ◽  
Quinette A Louw ◽  
Karen Grimmer-sommers
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Abdominal Obesity ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Dietary Pattern ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Rural Adolescents ◽  
Cvd Risk Factors ◽  
Cvd Risk

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a global health problem. Studies have shown that the majority of people dying from CVD have one or more major risk factors that are influenced by lifestyle. Major predisposing risk factors include obesity, physical inactivity, abdominal obesity. These risk factors have been seen in adolescents in developed countries. Throughout the world the risks are starting to appear earlier. Adolescence is a critical temporal window for the development of obesity in adult age. Researchers have advocated that children and adolescent populations should be the target for cardiovascular risk factors prevention programs, however, there is paucity of information on these risk factors especially among rural adolescents. It is a general belief in Nigeria that rural dwellers are active, consume natural foods as such CVD and other chronic diseases may not be highly prevalent among rural people However, primordial prevention for cardiovascular is needed even in rural communities since prevention is better than cure. The study aimed to ascertain selected CVD risk factors such as physical activity level, BMI Waist Hip ratio and dietary pattern of adolescents in rural Nigeria The study was a cross sectional survey of 1079 adolescents aged 15-18 years, attending schools at Ibarapa central local government of South West Nigeria. Ethical approval was sought and obtained from Stellenbosch University ethics committee, approval from the local Education authority and principals of the selected schools. Informed consent was obtained from the principals of the schools who acted in place of the parents and guardians who were not in the community and also from parents within the community. Assent was obtained from adolescents either written or verbal. CVD risk factors were assessed using standard measures .Result shows 23% of adolescents are underweight, 75% normal weight and 1.4% overweight. Waist hip ratio of 84.6% of adolescents are normal, 15.4% abdominal obesity, for physical activity level; 27.9% had low physical activity level, 36.5% moderate physical activity level and 35.6% high physical activity level. More female had low activity level compared to male, 63.5% compared to 36.5% The adolescents generally have bad dietary pattern such as high fat consumption, low fruit and vegetable intake Underweight is still a major problem among rural adolescents. Many of the rural adolescents are not active enough to safeguard their future health. Sedentary living is more among female than male. Although these rural adolescents are not generally obese but there is a high prevalence of abdominal obesity, low fruit and vegetable consumption which is associated with cardiovascular disease Implication; there is need for CVD primordial and primary prevention program for Nigerian rural adolescents

scholarly journals Validity and reliability of a questionnaire on knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors for use in Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 1083-1089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Aurelio Lumertz Saffi ◽  
Luis Joeci Jacques de Macedo Junior ◽  
Melina Maria Trojahn ◽  
Carisi Anne Polanczyk ◽  
Eneida Rejane Rabelo-Silva
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Expert Committee ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation

Using a sample of patients with coronary artery disease, this methodological study aimed to conduct a cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a questionnaire on knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors (Q-FARCS), lifestyle changes, and treatment adherence for use in Brazil. The questionnaire has three scales: general knowledge of risk factors (RFs); specific knowledge of these RFs; and lifestyle changes achieved. Cross-cultural adaptation included translation, synthesis, back-translation, expert committee review, and pretesting. Face and content validity, reliability, and construct validity were measured. Cronbach’s alpha for the total sample (n = 240) was 0.75. Assessment of psychometric properties revealed adequate face and content validity, and the construct revealed seven components. It was concluded that the Brazilian version of Q-FARCS had adequate reliability and validity for the assessment of knowledge of cardiovascular RFs.

scholarly journals Observational methods for biomechanical risk assessment in workers: a systematic review

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-389
Author(s):  
Andressa Marques Lamarão ◽  
Lucíola da Cunha Menezes Costa ◽  
Maria Luiza Caires Compera ◽  
Rosimeire Simprini Padula
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Observational Methods ◽  
Review Committee ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Positive Agreement ◽  
Methods Of Measurement

Abstract Introduction: Among the methods of measurement of the biomechanical risk factors available in the literature, the observational methods have greater applicability in occupational practice. Objective: To identify observational methods used in Brazilian workers to identify and to evaluate their translation/cross-cultural adaptation procedures and measuring property tests. Methods: Three search strategies were used in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, LILACS and SCIELO. After a review of titles and abstracts, potential articles were read in full for inclusion and subsequent extraction of data related to translation, cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the observational methods. Results: 5349 potential studies were found and 29 were eligible for inclusion. The methods used in Brazilian workers were: AET, NIOSH, OCRA, OWAS, QEC, RARME, REBA and RULA. All procedures regarding the translation and cross-cultural adaptation were positive for the QEC and REBA. The translation, synthesis of the translations and review committee procedures were doubtful for the OCRA method. The QEC measuring properties showed negative reliability, doubtful internal consistency, and positive agreement and construct validity. The REBA showed negative reliability and agreement. The RARME presented positive reliability and negative construct validity. Conclusion: For most observational methods used in Brazilian workers, the translation and cross-cultural adaptation procedures were not performed and their measurement properties were not performed, highlighting the need to perform these procedures before using them.

scholarly journals Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Malay Version of the Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS) among Medical Students in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3778
Author(s):  
Mohamad-Zikri Mohamad-Isa ◽  
Mohamed-Syarif Mohamed-Yassin ◽  
Siti Fatimah Badlishah-Sham ◽  
Noorhida Baharudin ◽  
Anis Safura Ramli
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Content Validation ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation

Communication is one of the fundamental skills in the medical profession. The Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS) is a widely used questionnaire to measure the attitudes of medical students toward learning communication skills. It has been adapted and translated into many languages. The objective of this study was to adapt and translate the CSAS into the Malay language and determine its psychometric properties in medical students. This is a cross-sectional study involving 218 first-year Universiti Teknologi MARA students. Content validation, cross-cultural adaptation, translation, and face validation of the 26-item CSAS were performed according to established guidelines. Principal component analysis with direct oblimin rotation was used to determine the underlying structure of the CSAS-Malay. The reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s α coefficient for internal consistency and using the intraclass correlation coefficient for the test–retest reliability. Although the contents of the CSAS-Malay and the original version were conceptually equivalent, item 11 was removed during the content validation stage due to a low item content validity index (I-CVI < 1.00). Two subscales were derived from the remaining 25 items, which were the Positive Attitude Scale and the Negative Attitude Scale. Items 1 and 15 were removed due to poor factor loadings. The total variance explained by the final two-factor solution with three items removed was 30.8%. Cronbach’s α coefficients for both the Positive and Negative Attitude Scales in the final questionnaire were 0.815 and 0.614, respectively. It also showed a good reproducibility with intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) values of 0.725–0.950 for all the items. This study provided preliminary information about the psychometric properties of the CSAS-Malay. The final 23-item questionnaire had a good construct validity, an acceptable internal consistency, and at least a moderate test–retest reproducibility. It can be used to assess the attitudes of medical students toward learning communication skills. Future research to improve the generalizability of the questionnaire should include medical students from other universities with diverse backgrounds.

scholarly journals Cross-cultural adaptation of a quality of life questionnaire for individuals with oral potentially malignant disorders in the Brazilian context

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-80
Author(s):  
Igor de Almeida ◽  
Kátia Freitas ◽  
Deybson de Almeida ◽  
Aminne Bastos ◽  
Mariane Farias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Content Validation ◽  
Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders ◽  
Semantic Equivalence ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Potentially Malignant Disorders ◽  
Potentially Malignant

The aim of this article is to describe the cross-cultural adaptation of a quality of life (QoL) questionnaire for individuals with potentially malignant oral diseases (OPMD) in the Brazilian context. This methodological study consisted of the following stages of content validation process: (1) Conceptual and item equivalence: stage during which a comprehensive literature review on the construct was performed; (2) Semantic equivalence. The extensive literature review showed that the questionnaire enables evaluation of QoL, and that domains and items are also considered and relevant to the Brazilian context. Semantic equivalence was evaluated as satisfactory by a committee of judges. The scope of the domains was analyzed according to the agreement rate and presented results equal to or greater than 84%. The general Content Validity Calculation (CVC) was 0.84 for clarity and 0.92 for representativeness. Of the 20 items, 18 presented CVC values above 0.8. The indicators for content validation, pre-test and operational equivalence indicate that the Brazilian version of the OPMD QoL questionnaire is a promising instrument and a tool that seems valid to evaluate the quality of life of people with oral potentially malignant disorders. As a next step, it is important to measure equivalences to evaluate the psychometric properties of this instrument.

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