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. 2019 Apr;22(2):193-200.
doi: 10.1111/hex.12842. Epub 2018 Oct 17.

Translation, transcultural adaptation, and validation of two questionnaires on shared decision making

María Victoria Ruiz Yanzi  1 , Mariela Silvia Barani  1 , Juan Victor Ariel Franco  1 , Fernando Ramón Vazquez Peña  1 , Sergio Adrian Terrasa  1 , Karin Silvana Kopitowski  1
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Translation, transcultural adaptation, and validation of two questionnaires on shared decision making

María Victoria Ruiz Yanzi et al. Health Expect. 2019 Apr.

Abstract

Objective: To translate, transcultural adapt, and validate the "CollaboRATE" measure and the "Ask 3 Questions" intervention in Argentina, allowing us to quantify the degree of use and implementation of shared decision making (SDM).

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting and participants: Data were collected in an academic hospital in Buenos Aires. Physician-patient pairs were invited to participate following their scheduled outpatient visits.

Measurements: Two processes were carried out as follows: (a) The translation and transcultural adaptation process, in which translations were produced and then adapted to Spanish. (b) The validation process, in which questionnaires were completed by patient-physician pairs, the results of which were subsequently analysed. Reliability (Cronbach's alpha) and construct validity (principal component analysis) were assessed.

Results: The final Spanish versions of "CollaboRATE" and "Ask 3 Questions" were tested in a primary care sample of 56 participants. Both instruments presented adequate reliability and validity. Internal consistency yielded a Cronbach's alpha of 98.3 for the "CollaboRATE" measure and 0.77 and 0.69 for the patients and physicians versions of the "Ask 3 Questions" intervention. Principal components analysis showed eigenvalues of first component >1.

Discussion and conclusions: We obtained valid and reliable Spanish versions of the "CollaboRATE" measure and the "Ask 3 Questions" intervention. These versions can be used for the assessment of SDM in clinical visits, and to obtain new information which could help the monitoring of its implementation.

Keywords: Argentina; patient participation; psychometrics; shared decision making; surveys and questionnaires.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors do not present any conflict of interest.

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