Youth Attitude to Noise Scale (YANS) questionnaire adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese

Zocoli, Ângela Maria Fontana; Morata, Thaís C.; Marques, Jair Mendes

doi:10.1590/s1808-86942009000400003

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“…[15] Nonetheless, our study indicates that the Chinese version of YANS is valid and reliable (general index a = 0.70), similar to earlier results in USA (0.82) and Brazil (0.75). [12,13] In addition, our results show a high level of agreement between test and retest (95% CI: −0.67, 0.67).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 56%

“…In other words, they are less troubled (i.e., more tolerant) by the consequences of noise. Notably, the mean overall YANS score (3.46) in our study was similar to Belgium (3.10) [17] but higher than Sweden (2.10) [6] and Brazil (2.80), [12] possibly due to the lack of public awareness programs in China. Consequently, Chinese youth have very limited knowledge about the effects of noise, cultural differences, and the popular stigma that hearing impairment occurs only in the elderly.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 48%

“…[6,12,13] The present study reports the fi rst adaption of YANS for Chinese youth. The development of a culturally adaptive questionnaire is signifi cant because China has unique social, economic, and cultural practices.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…[12] Widén et al translated YANS for use in the USA. [13] The most commonly used YANS version contains 19 items that refl ect four issues: 1.…”

Section: Authentication Of the Youth Attitude To Noise Scale Questionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The youth attitude to noise scale (YANS), an effective instrument developed by Widén and Erlandsson, [6] was used in Sweden, Brazil, [12] and USA. [13] YANS consists of 19 items assessed on a 5-point Likert scale that ranges from "totally disagree" to "totally agree."…”

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confidence: 99%

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Chinese-adapted youth attitude to noise scale: Evaluation of validity and reliability

Zhu

Bihi

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Noise exposure is central to hearing impairment, especially for adolescents. Chinese youth frequently and consciously expose themselves to loud noise, often for many hours. Hence, a Chinese-adapted evaluative scale to measure youth's attitude toward noise could rigorously evaluate data validity and reliability. After authenticating the youth attitude to noise scale (YANS) originally developed by Olsen and Erlandsson, we purposively sampled and surveyed 642 freshmen at Capital Medical University in Beijing, China. To establish validity, we conducted confirmatory factor analysis according to Olsen's classification. To establish reliability, we calculated Cronbach's alpha coefficient and split-half coefficient. We used Bland-Altman analysis to calculate the agreement limits between test and retest. Among 642 students, 550 (85.67%) participated in statistical analysis (399 females [72.55%] vs. 151 males [27.45%]). Confirmatory factorial analysis sorted 19 items into four main subcategories (F1-F4) in terms of factor load, yielding a correlation coefficient between factors <0.40. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.70) was within the desirable range, confirming the reliability of Chinese-adapted YANS. The split-half coefficient was 0.53. Furthermore, the paired t-test reported a mean difference of 0.002 (P = 0.9601). Notably, the mean overall YANS score (3.46) was similar to YANS testing in Belgium (3.10), but higher than Sweden (2.10) and Brazil (2.80). The Chinese version of the YANS questionnaire is valid, reliable, and adaptable to Chinese adolescents. Analysis of the adapted YANS showed that a significant number of Chinese youth display a poor attitude and behavior toward noise. Therefore, Chinese YANS can play a pivotal role in programs that focus on increasing youth awareness of noise and hearing health.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 48%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[12] Widén et al translated YANS for use in the USA. [13] The most commonly used YANS version contains 19 items that refl ect four issues: 1.…”

Section: Authentication Of the Youth Attitude To Noise Scale Questionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Chinese-adapted youth attitude to noise scale: Evaluation of validity and reliability

Zhu

Bihi

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Psychometric properties of the traditional Chinese version of the youth attitude to noise scale: a cross-sectional study in a large representative sample

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ObjectivesThis study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the traditional Chinese version of the Youth Attitude to Noise Scale (YANS) in a large representative sample.DesignCross-sectional study.Setting15 secondary schools in Hong Kong, China.Participants2842 adolescents aged 12–20 years participated in this study between April and July 2016.MethodsThe standard forward–backward validation procedures were followed to obtain the traditional Chinese version of the YANS. Prior to the formal investigation, the YANS was evaluated by cognitive debriefing. The sample was randomly divided into two halves for exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs), respectively. The number of factors was determined by comparison data approach using EFAs, and the factor structure was confirmed by CFAs using the one-factor, four-factor and bifactor models. The scale’s internal reliability, dimensionality and measurement invariance across gender and age groups were also examined.ResultsEFAs (n=1338) showed that four factors were extracted, and CFAs (n=1337) demonstrated the bifactor model fitted better to the sample than the other models. Additionally, the traditional Chinese version of the YANS showed high reliability (ω=0.84), a general factor, scale multidimensionality, and gender and age invariance.ConclusionsThe findings of the current study indicate that the traditional Chinese version of the YANS is a feasible instrument to assess attitude to noise in Chinese adolescents, regardless of their gender and age. Given the presence of a general factor, the YANS is not merely multidimensional, and whether to use the total or subscale scores is recommended to rely on research objectives.

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Tradução e adaptação transcultural para a língua inglesa do Protocolo de Avaliação Miofuncional Orofacial MBGR

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The "Protocolo de Avaliação Miofuncional Orofacial MBGR" was developed in the Brazilian Portuguese language to assess and diagnose orofacial myofunctional disorders in the Brazilian Portuguese-speaking population. Considering its extensive use in clinical practice and in scientific studies, the indispensability of participation of professional translators in every translation procedure, the existence of studies in the literature that recommend specific guidelines for the process of translation and cross-cultural adaptation of health-related instruments, and the prevalence of the North American English language in the dissemination of technical and scientific knowledge, the objective of this study was to perform the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the updated "Protocolo MBGR" from the Brazilian Portuguese language into the North American English language according to the guidelines for translation and cross-cultural adaptation of health-related instruments proposed by Beaton et al. (2000), aiming at the dissemination of both the updated "Protocolo MBGR" and the technical and scientific knowledge in Speech-Language Pathology area, specifically in the Orofacial Myology area, produced in Brazil. The guidelines proposed by Beaton et al. (2000) recommend six steps: (1) translations, (2) synthesis of translations, (3) back translations, (4) expert committee, (5) pretests, and (6) submission of the documentation to a coordinating committee.In the first step, two translations into English were done by two different native Englishspeaking translators. In the second step, these two translations were compiled in order to reach a synthesis version. In the third step, the synthesis version of the translations was backtranslated into Portuguese by two native Portuguese-speaking translators. In the fourth step, translators, back translators, and other specialists, including Speech-Language Pathologists, established the pre-final English version of the "Protocolo MBGR" to be tested; each participant scored from 1 to 4 (1 = not relevant, 2 = somewhat relevant, 3 = quite relevant, 4 = highly relevant) each item of the pre-final English version of the "Protocolo MBGR" according to the Content Validity Index (CVI), in order to measure the percentage of experts who were in agreement with the translation of the items. In the fifth step, which was held at the University of South Florida, tests were performed in order to establish the final English version of the "Protocolo MBGR". In the first phase of the pretesting, the pre-final English version of the "Protocolo MBGR" was analyzed and evaluated by 15 North American Speech-Language Pathologists in order to verify the quality and clarity of its translation and cross-cultural adaptation; in the second phase of the pretesting, the pre-final English version of the "Protocolo MBGR" readjusted from the analyzes and evaluations of the first phase of the pretesting was re-analyzed and re-evaluated by five other North American Speech-Language Pathologists in order to verify the qua...

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Youth Attitude to Noise Scale (YANS) questionnaire adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese

Cited by 7 publications

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Chinese-adapted youth attitude to noise scale: Evaluation of validity and reliability

Chinese-adapted youth attitude to noise scale: Evaluation of validity and reliability

Psychometric properties of the traditional Chinese version of the youth attitude to noise scale: a cross-sectional study in a large representative sample

Tradução e adaptação transcultural para a língua inglesa do Protocolo de Avaliação Miofuncional Orofacial MBGR

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