Culturally adapted translation of LYMPH-Q upper extremity module from English to Mandarin Chinese.
J Formos Med Assoc
; 123(9): 950-953, 2024 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38195319
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) is one of the debilitating complications after breast cancer treatment. Several forms of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) were developed to evaluate the severity of BCRL based on the patients' perspective. LYMPH-Q Upper Extremity Module is a newly developed questionnaire for BCRL. This study aimed to demonstrate the process of translation and cultural adaption from English to Mandarin Chinese. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
The translation process followed the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) best-practice guidelines for the translation and cultural adaption of PROM. The process included foursteps:
forward translation, back translation, back translation review, and patient interviews. In total, five patients with BCRL were recruited for patient interviews. The forward translation step involved two professional translators whose native language was Mandarin Chinese. A reconciled translated version was produced. In the back translation step, the reconciled translated version in Mandarin Chinese was sent to another professional translator whose native language was English. The back-translated version in English was sent back to the developer of LYMPH-Q for review. In this step, 22 items were revised. In the final step of patient interviews, 15 items were revised based on the patients' feedback.CONCLUSION:
The development of Mandarin Chinese version of LYMPH-Q Upper Extremity Module and its utilization in conjunction with the existing objective measures could provide a more well-rounded picture of the status of patients with BCRL worldwide.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Translations
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Upper Extremity
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Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Type of study:
Guideline
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Qualitative_research
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
J Formos Med Assoc
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Taiwan
Country of publication:
Singapore