L Lent|Elizabeth A. Hahn|Sonya Eremenco|Katie E Webster|David Cella
Using Cross-Cultural Input to Adapt the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) Scales
NorthShore University HealthSystem
crosscultural quality life measurement psychosocial assessment oncology become reality translation international validation quality life questionnaires functional assessment chronic illness therapy facit measurement system development since 1987 produced 4th version november 1997 facit system includes functional assessment cancer therapy fact functional assessment human immunodeficiency virus infection fahi functional assessment multiple sclerosis fams questionnaires developed north america date many translated almost 30 languages one strengths ongoing translation project use input patients linguists psychologists physicians internationally assure wording version 4 crossculturally relevant sensitive measuring psychosocial impact illness cultures outside united states statistical analysis aggregation patient comments comments linguists users translated versions used needed revise item wording ensure clarity consistency across languages decentering approach also used adapt source english language document response problems encountered translation