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. 2022 Apr;28(5):1171-1187.
doi: 10.1177/10778012211013901. Epub 2021 Jun 1.

Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation Protocol of Abuse Questionnaires: The Brazilian Portuguese Version of the Composite Abuse Scale (CAS)

Raíza Wallace Guimarães da Rocha  1 , Daniel Canavese de Oliveira  2 , Vitor Adriano Liebel  3 , Patricia Helena Rubens Pallu  4 , Kelsey Hegarty  5 , Marcos Claudio Signorelli  1
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Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation Protocol of Abuse Questionnaires: The Brazilian Portuguese Version of the Composite Abuse Scale (CAS)

Raíza Wallace Guimarães da Rocha et al. Violence Against Women. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

Establishing rigorous translation and cross-cultural adaptation (TCCA) processes for abuse questionnaires is challenging. We propose a methodological TCCA protocol for abuse questionnaires based on our current adaptation of the Composite Abuse Scale (CAS) into Brazilian Portuguese. This 10-step protocol includes: (a) conceptual analysis; (b) double-blinded forward translation; (c) comparison of forward translations; (d) back-translation; (e) developer analysis; (f) specialist committee review; (g) comparison of specialist reviews; (h) cognitive interviews; (i) final reconciliation; and (j) presenting the final version to the developer. We aim to rigorously implement this protocol to achieve a reliable Brazilian Portuguese version of the CAS.

Keywords: cross-cultural comparison; intimate partner violence; translations.

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