Cultural adaptation of the Family Management Measure among families of children and adolescents with chronic diseases

Authors

  • Carolliny Rossi de Faria Ichikawa Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Centro de Ciencias da Saude
  • Regina Szylit Bousso Universidade de Sao Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Maira Deguer Misko Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
  • Ana Marcia Chiaradia Mendes-Castillo Universidade de Sao Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Estela Regina Ferraz Bianchi Universidade de Sao Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Elaine Buchhorn Cintra Damiao Universidade de Sao Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.2978.2379

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: to perform the cultural adaptation of the Family Management Measure into the Brazilian Portuguese language. METHOD: the method complied with international recommendations for this type of study and was composed of the following steps: translation of the instrument into the Portuguese language; reaching consensus over the translated versions; assessment by an expert committee; back translation; and pretest. RESULTS: these stages enabled us to obtain conceptual, by-item, semantic, idiomatic, and operational equivalences, in addition to content validation. CONCLUSION: the Family Management Measure is adapted to the Brazilian Portuguese language and that version is named Instrumento de Medida de Manejo Familiar.

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Published

2014-01-01

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2014)

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Original Articles

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Cultural adaptation of the Family Management Measure among families of children and adolescents with chronic diseases . (2014). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 22(1), 115-122. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.2978.2379