Cross-cultural adaptation methods of instruments in the nursing area

Integrative review, in the electronic sources Medline - Pubmed, Cinahl, Lilacs, Scopus and Web of Science. 96 peer-reviewed papers, published between 2010 and 2015 were selected.

RESULTS

The articles that composed the sample were published in 59 different journals, 15.2% were Brazilian. The largest number of publications was concentrated in 2015 (31.2%), 28 countries appeared on the list which is led by Brazil (33.3%), followed by China (10.4%). It was used 26 different guidelines, however the one proposed by Beaton and their collaborators was mentioned in 47 (49.0%) articles and the Brislin's in 12 (12.5%).

CONCLUSION

This review does not allow us to define the most appropriate method, however all methods applied agreed on the use of back translation. In addition, many studies in different languages and countries showed the international acceptability of the method developed by Beaton et al.

Keywords:
Nursing; Cross-cultural comparison; Methodology; Validation studies

Authorship

Raylane da Silva Machado

Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Teresina, Piauí, Brazil Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Teresina, Piauí, Brazil Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Teresina, Piauí, Brazil

Amanda Delmondes de Brito Fontenele Fernandes

Ana Lívia Castelo Branco de Oliveira

Lorena Sousa Soares

Marcia Teles de Oliveira Gouveia

Grazielle Roberta Freitas da Silva

Corresponding author:
Raylane da Silva Machado. raylane.s.machado@gmail.com

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Flowchart of the selection of the articles included in the integrative review

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Evaluation of the compliance with the methodological steps of Beaton⁷7 Beaton D, Bombardier C, Guillemin F, Ferraz MB. Guidelines for the process of cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2000;25(24):3186-91.^-⁸8 Beaton D, Bombardier C, Guillemin F, Ferraz MB. Recommendations for the cross-cultural adaptation of the DASH & QuickDASH outcome measures. Institute for Work & Health; 2007 [cited 2016 Jan 26]. Available from: Available from: http://www.dash.iwh.on.ca/sites/dash/files/downloads/cross_cultural_adaptation_2007.pdf .
http://www.dash.iwh.on.ca/sites/dash/fil... and collaborators in the studies that used cross-cultural adaptation.

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Evaluation of the compliance with the methodological steps of Brislin⁹9 Brislin RW. Back-translation for cross-cultural research. J Cross-Cult Psychol. 1970;1(3):185-216.

10 Brislin RW, Lonner WJ, Thorndike RM. Cross-cultural research method. New York: Wiley; 1973.

11 Brislin RW. Handbook of cross-cultural psychology: methodology. Boston: Allyn and Bacon; 1980.^-¹²12 Brislin RW. The wording and translation of research instruments. In: Berry JW. Field methods in cross-cultural research. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications; 1986. p. 137-64. and collaborators in the studies that used cross-cultural adaptation.

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Evaluation of the compliance with the methodological steps highlighted¹³13 Herdman M, Fox-Rushby J, Badia X. A model of equivalence in the cultural adaptation of HRQoL instruments: the universalist approach. Qual Life Res. 1998;7(4):323-35.

14 Reichenheim M, Moraes C. Operationalizing the cross-cultural adaptation of epidemological measurement instruments. Rev SaúdePública. 2007; 41(4):665-73.

15 Study protocol for the World Health Organisation project to develop a quality of life assessment instrument (WHOQOL). Qual Life Res. 1993;2(2):153-9.

16 World Health Organization (CH). Process of translation and adaptation of instruments. Geneva: WHO; 2007 [cited 2016 Jan 26]. Available from: Available from: http://www.who.int./substance-abuse/research--tools/translation/en .
http://www.who.int./substance-abuse/rese...

17 Bullinger M, Alonso J, Apolone G, Leplège A, Sullivan M, Wood-Dauphinee S, et al. Translating health status questionnaires and evaluating their quality: the IQOLA project approach. J Clin Epidemiol. 1998;51(11):913-23.

18 Geisinger KF. Cross-cultural normative assessment: translation and adaptation issues influencing the normative interpretation of assessment instruments. Psychol Assess. 1994;6(4):304-12.^-¹⁹19 Sousa VD, Rojjanasrirat W. Translation, adaptation and validation of instruments or scales for use in cross cultural health care research: a clear and user friendly guideline. J Eval Clin Pract. 2011;17(2):268-74. in the studies that used cross-cultural adaptation.

Figure 1 Flowchart of the selection of the articles included in the integrative review

Source: Research data, 2016

Chart 1 Evaluation of the compliance with the methodological steps of Beaton⁷7 Beaton D, Bombardier C, Guillemin F, Ferraz MB. Guidelines for the process of cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2000;25(24):3186-91.^-⁸8 Beaton D, Bombardier C, Guillemin F, Ferraz MB. Recommendations for the cross-cultural adaptation of the DASH & QuickDASH outcome measures. Institute for Work & Health; 2007 [cited 2016 Jan 26]. Available from: Available from: http://www.dash.iwh.on.ca/sites/dash/files/downloads/cross_cultural_adaptation_2007.pdf .
http://www.dash.iwh.on.ca/sites/dash/fil... and collaborators in the studies that used cross-cultural adaptation.

Source: Research data, 2016. Caption: (+)Step conducted according to the cross-cultural adaptation model cited; (?) Step with questionable design; (-) Translation and/or back translation led by 1 translator; (0) Not informed

Chart 2 Evaluation of the compliance with the methodological steps of Brislin⁹9 Brislin RW. Back-translation for cross-cultural research. J Cross-Cult Psychol. 1970;1(3):185-216.

10 Brislin RW, Lonner WJ, Thorndike RM. Cross-cultural research method. New York: Wiley; 1973.

11 Brislin RW. Handbook of cross-cultural psychology: methodology. Boston: Allyn and Bacon; 1980.^-¹²12 Brislin RW. The wording and translation of research instruments. In: Berry JW. Field methods in cross-cultural research. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications; 1986. p. 137-64. and collaborators in the studies that used cross-cultural adaptation.

Source: Research data, 2016. Caption: (+)Step conducted according to the cross-cultural adaptation model cited; (?) Step with questionable design; (-) Step not conducted according to the model of cross-cultural adaptation cited; (0) Step not performed

Chart 3 Evaluation of the compliance with the methodological steps highlighted¹³13 Herdman M, Fox-Rushby J, Badia X. A model of equivalence in the cultural adaptation of HRQoL instruments: the universalist approach. Qual Life Res. 1998;7(4):323-35.

14 Reichenheim M, Moraes C. Operationalizing the cross-cultural adaptation of epidemological measurement instruments. Rev SaúdePública. 2007; 41(4):665-73.

15 Study protocol for the World Health Organisation project to develop a quality of life assessment instrument (WHOQOL). Qual Life Res. 1993;2(2):153-9.

16 World Health Organization (CH). Process of translation and adaptation of instruments. Geneva: WHO; 2007 [cited 2016 Jan 26]. Available from: Available from: http://www.who.int./substance-abuse/research--tools/translation/en .
http://www.who.int./substance-abuse/rese...

17 Bullinger M, Alonso J, Apolone G, Leplège A, Sullivan M, Wood-Dauphinee S, et al. Translating health status questionnaires and evaluating their quality: the IQOLA project approach. J Clin Epidemiol. 1998;51(11):913-23.

18 Geisinger KF. Cross-cultural normative assessment: translation and adaptation issues influencing the normative interpretation of assessment instruments. Psychol Assess. 1994;6(4):304-12.^-¹⁹19 Sousa VD, Rojjanasrirat W. Translation, adaptation and validation of instruments or scales for use in cross cultural health care research: a clear and user friendly guideline. J Eval Clin Pract. 2011;17(2):268-74. in the studies that used cross-cultural adaptation.

Source: Research data, 2016. Caption: WHO=World Health Organization; (+) Step conducted according to the cross-cultural adaptation model cited; (?)Step with questionable design; (-) Step not conducted according to the cross-cultural adaptation model cited; (0) Step not performed

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[1] Corresponding author:
Raylane da Silva Machado. raylane.s.machado@gmail.com