Cross-Cultural adaptation in quality of life instrument: Sistematic review method
International Journal of Development Research
Cross-Cultural adaptation in quality of life instrument: Sistematic review method
Received 18th January, 2018, Received in revised form, 06th February, 2018, Accepted 19th March, 2018, Published online 30th April, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Bruno Henrique Fiorin et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: To describe the process of cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of the sychometric properties of instruments for measuring quality of life. Methods: This is a systematic review, carried out independently by two researchers. The following keywords were used as search criteria: Transcultural adaptation, quality of life, questionnaire; Transcultural adaptation, quality of life, instrument; Instrument, validation, quality of life; questionnaire, validation, quality of life. After the unification of the two collections, the titles, abstract and full text were analyzed. Results: 17 articles were included in the review. The most used reference was Guillemin, followed by Beaton and Herdman, and two articles did not present detailed theoretical references. Psychometric properties were not tested in all studies, with validity and reliability being the most investigated. Conclusion: Each stage of cross-cultural adaptation needs to be duly respected and all aspects and requirements must be met. An unrealized step or an unmet criterion may weaken the whole process, jeopardizing the effectiveness of the instrument.
