Mélanie Hawkins|Christina Cheng|Gerald R. Elsworth|Richard H. Osborne
Translation method is validity evidence for construct equivalence: analysis of secondary data routinely collected during translations of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ)
Deakin University|Deakin University|Deakin University|Swinburne University of Technology
crosscultural research patientreported outcomes measures proms assumes prom target language measure construct way prom source language yet translation methods rarely used qualitatively maximise construct equivalence describe intents item support common understanding within translation teams study aimed systematically investigate utility translation integrity procedure tip particular use item intent descriptions maximise construct equivalence translation process demonstrate documented data tip contributes evidence validity argument construct equivalence translated source language promsanalysis secondary data conducted routinely collected data tip management grids translations n 9 health literacy questionnaire hlq took place august 2014 august 2015 arabic czech french canada french france hindi indonesian slovak somali spanish argentina two researchers initially independently deductively coded data nine common types translation errors round two coding included identified 10th code coded data compared discrepancies checked needed third researcher final code allocationacross nine translations 259 changes made provisional forward translations coded 10 types errors frequently coded errors complex word phrase n 99 semantic n 54 grammar n 27 errors coded least frequently cultural errors n 7 printed errors n 5to advance prom validation practice study investigated documented translation method includes careful specification descriptions item intents assumptions translated proms construct equivalence linguistic contexts incorrect due errors translation particular concern use high level complex words translators undetected could cause flawed interpretation data people low literacy item intent descriptions support translations maximise construct equivalence documented translation data contribute evidence justify score interpretation use translated proms new linguistic contexts