Heart Attacks, Bloody Noses, and Other "Emotional Problems": Cultural and Conceptual Issues With the Spanish Translation of Self-Report Emotional Health Items.

作者: Michael A. Flynn , Donald E. Eggerth , C. Jeffery Jacobson , Sarah M. Lyon

DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000279

关键词: Meaning (linguistics)CognitionReading (process)Bloody nosesPsychologyCognitive testUnderscoreSocial psychologyEquivalence (measure theory)Self report

摘要: This article examines how respondents understood items in the Spanish versions of Short-Form 36 (SF-36v2). Cognitive interviews SF-36 were conducted 2 phases with 46 speakers living United States. Roughly one-third (17/46) had difficulty understanding Role Emotional upon their initial reading, and almost half (21/46) provided examples that inconsistent intended meaning items. The findings this study underscore importance conducting cognitive testing to ensure conceptual equivalence any instrument regardless well validated it appears be.

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