Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the “Questionario sulla storia di lavoro e sulle abitudini di vita” for Brazilian culture
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Objective Translate, adapt transculturally and validate the Questionario Sulla Storia di Lavoro e Sulle Abitudini di Vita for Brazilian culture. Methods Methodological study including stages of translation, summary, back translation, back translation report, review, pilot test, retest and final translation. The pilot test was carried out at a referral hospital in oncology in the State of Paraná, Brazil, with 15 participants, patients with nasal cancer and six paranasias and five family members, between July and September of 2021. The agreement index was calculated between the judges and descriptive analysis carried out. Results The translated instrument had 94% agreement among the judges, who made semantic appraisals (by inclusion, maintenance or substitution) in 11 domains and the participants’ understanding of the instrument had difficulty with terminologies used in health, as well as inhalant substances. The cultural adaptation was approved by the Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico in Italy. Conclusion The use of the Questionario Sulla Storia di Lavoro e Sulle Abitudini di Vita in Brazilian culture will help in the clinical, epidemiological, occupational, dose-response relationship, latency time to carcinogenic agents for the development of cases of nasal and paranasal sinus cancer.
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409491028