ObjectiveTo translate and cross-culturally adapt the Functional Status Scale for
hospitalized children into Brazilian Portuguese.MethodsA methodological study of the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of
the Functional Status Scale was conducted, according to the stages of
translation, synthesis of translations, back-translation, synthesis of
back-translations, expert committee analysis and pre-test with a sample of
the target population. During the evaluation by the committee of experts,
semantic, content and item analyses were performed.ResultsThe semantic, idiomatic, cultural and conceptual equivalences between the
translated version and the original version were obtained, resulting in the
Brazilian version of the Functional Status Scale. After the analysis by the
expert committee, there were no problems regarding the cultural or
conceptual equivalences because the items were pertinent to the Brazilian
culture and few terms were modified. In the pre-test stage, the scale was
applied by two evaluators to a sample of 25 children. Clarity and ease in
answering the scale items were observed. Good inter-observer reliability was
obtained, with an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.85 (0.59 -
0.95).ConclusionsThe Functional Status Scale for pediatric use was translated and culturally
adapted into Portuguese spoken in Brazil. The translated items were
pertinent to the Brazilian culture and evaluated the dimensions proposed by
the original instrument. Validation studies of this instrument are suggested
to make it feasible for use in different regions of Brazil.
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