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. 2024 Jun 5;8(1):55.
doi: 10.1186/s41687-024-00735-7.

The Swedish Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire: translation and cross-cultural adaptation

Erika Klockar  1 , Maya Kylén  2   3 , Linnea McCarthy  2 , Lena von Koch  4   5 , Catharina Gustavsson  2   6   7 , Fiona Jones  8 , Marie Elf  2
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The Swedish Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire: translation and cross-cultural adaptation

Erika Klockar et al. J Patient Rep Outcomes. .

Abstract

Objective: To translate and cross-culturally adapt the Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (SSEQ) from English to Swedish and to evaluate psychometric properties of the questionnaire.

Methods: A cross-sectional study design, where the translation followed a process including initial translation, synthesis, backward translation, expert committee, and pretest. Content validity was assessed using Content validity index (CVI). Psychometric assessments included floor-ceiling effects and internal consistency.

Results: Language and cultural congruence were achieved, and content validity index scores were high (0.923-1). The psychometric evaluations provided acceptable outcomes concerning internal consistency, with Cronbach's alpha scores for the total scale (0.902), the activities subscale (0.861) and the self-management subscale (0.818) respectively. Ceiling effects were evident, but no floor effects.

Conclusion: This study found the Swedish version of the SSEQ promising as a tool for assessment of self-efficacy in a Swedish stroke care setting, although further psychometric assessments are recommended in future studies.

Keywords: Cross-cultural; Questionnaire; Rehabilitation; Self-efficacy; Stroke.

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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The process of translation and cross-cultural adaption of SSEQ to Swedish
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