Translation and cultural adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) and reliability assessment

Abstract

<jats:p>ABSTRACT: Introduction: The Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) is a tool that was initially developed to predict the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults. This tool is simple, quick to apply, non-invasive, and low-cost. The aims of this study were to perform a translation and cultural adaptation of the original version of FINDRISC into Brazilian Portuguese and to assess test-retest reliability. Methodology: This work was done following the ISPOR Principles of Good Practice for the Translation and Cultural Adaptation Process for Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures. Once the final Brazilian Portuguese version (FINDRISC-Br) was developed, the reliability assessment was performed using a non-random sample of 83 individuals attending a primary care health center. Each participant was interviewed by trained registered dieticians on two occasions with a mean interval of 14 days. The reliability assessment was performed by analyzing the level of agreement between the test-retest responses of FINDRISC-Br using Cohen’s kappa coefficient and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results: The steps of ISPOR guidelines were consecutively followed without major problems. Regarding the reliability assessment, the questionnaire as a whole presented adequate reliability (Cohen’s kappa = 0.82, 95%CI 0.72 - 0.92 and ICC = 0.94, 95%CI 0.91 - 0.96). Conclusion: FINDRISC was translated into Brazilian Portuguese and culturally adapted following standard procedures. FINDRISC-Br has thus become available for use and has potential as a screening tool in different Brazilian settings and applications.</jats:p>

Prevalence of people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus and the involvement of community pharmacies in a national screening campaign: a pioneer action in Brazil

“…During November 2018, people who attended any of the selected pharmacies were invited by the pharmacist to participate in the study, being informed about the objectives of the project and the inclusion criteria. Those who agreed to participate signed the Free and Informed Consent Form, answered a questionnaire with personal information, clinical data and the FINDRISC [ 13 ], translated and cross-culturally adapted to Brazilian Portuguese [ 31 ]. The FINDRISC analyses eight clinical characteristics: age, BMI, AC, daily physical activity, eating habits, blood pressure, use of antihypertensive medication, history of hyperglycemia, and family history of diabetes.…”

Conhecimento do diagnóstico, tratamento e controle do diabetes mellitus no Brasil

“…A low-cost, non-invasive, and easy-to-apply alternative would be the use of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC), which measures the risk of DM2 development in adults. This strategy has had its validity demonstrated at a national level 19 .…”

Prevalence of People at Risk of Developing Diabetes Mellitus and the Involvement of Community Pharmacies in a National Screening Campaign: A Pioneer Action in Brazil

“…During November 2018, people who attended any of the study's participating pharmacies were invited by the pharmacist to participate in the study, being informed of the objectives of the project and the inclusion criteria. Those who agreed to participate signed the Free and Informed Consent Form, answered a questionnaire with personal information, clinical data and the FINDRISC [15], translated and crossculturally adapted to Brazilian Portuguese [32].…”