Cultural adaptation of the questionnaire on skin rejuvenation outcome evaluation (Skin Rejuvenation Outcome Evaluation - SROE)

ABSTRACT

Introduction:

The use of quality of life (QOL) questionnaires has been shown to be very useful in the sense of giving greater objectivity to the treatment outcomes evaluation. The internationalization of these instruments, in turn, allows for inter-population comparison but requires a specific methodology in order not to cause distortions due to flaws in translation or cultural differences. The SROE questionnaire (Skin Rejuvenation Outcome Evaluation), in English, is a simple application tool, with objective questions with a good application for this purpose. The questionnaire has already been tested for its reliability, validity, and responsiveness.

Methods:

Translation and cultural adaptation to the Portuguese language was carried out, according to the methodology proposed by Beaton et al. (2000), in which there are five stages: stage 1 - translation using two native Portuguese-speaking translators; stage 2 - making a synthesis version; stage 3 - reverse translation by two native Englishspeaking translators; stage 4 - review by an evaluation committee; and, stage 5 - application to a population of 20 people.

Results:

The questionnaire was successfully translated and adapted, without problems of understanding for the final population.

Conclusion:

Considering the applied methodology, we conclude that the SROE questionnaire’s translation is suitable for use in Brazilian Portuguese.

Keywords:
Rejuvenation; Surveys and questionnaires; Skin; Translational medical research; Outcome assessment (health care).