Cross-cultural development and adaptation of a behavioral survey in public health : an example from a colon cancer screening study with South Asians in Canada /
In this case study, I discuss a Colon Cancer Screening Behaviours Survey developed for South Asian men and women that was developed by a team of health services researchers from several universities in Ontario and myself. I led the cross-cultural translation of the survey, pretested using cognitive...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd.,
2020.
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| Series: | SAGE Research Methods Cases : Medicine and Health.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In this case study, I discuss a Colon Cancer Screening Behaviours Survey developed for South Asian men and women that was developed by a team of health services researchers from several universities in Ontario and myself. I led the cross-cultural translation of the survey, pretested using cognitive interview methods, and pilot-tested the pre-final survey questionnaires. First, I hired translators to cross-culturally adapt the newly developed English language survey into the Urdu language. I trained the translators to use a three-stage process that included (1) two forward translations, (2) a synthesis report, and (3) a final expert committee review. This was important to achieve conceptual equivalence with the English language survey. Translators identified issues with translation and adaptation, and revisions were made. Working alongside bilingual South Asian research assistants (RAs), recruitment issues were examined. The second step taken involved us pretesting English and Urdu language survey questionnaires using cognitive interview methods. The best options were to use verbal and emergent probes along with concurrent probing because it was culturally appropriate and allowed us to identify and resolve problematic issues. The challenges encountered were primarily related to RA training and recruitment of newcomers.For the final phase of research, I pilot-tested the pre-final survey to assess feasibility of data collection and response burden, and evaluated subscales in the survey questionnaire through psychometric testing. The challenges that I encountered were focused on training of South Asian RAs, recruitment, and the necessity for additional resources. In this case study, I also report on lessons learned that may be useful to students undertaking cross-cultural survey research. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529741278 1529741270 |