Daniela Scala|Enrica Menditto|Mariano Fortunato Armellino|Francesco Manguso|Valeria Marina Monetti|Valentina Orlando|A Antonino|Gregory Makoul|Maurizio De Palma
Italian translation and cultural adaptation of the communication assessment tool in an outpatient surgical clinic
Ospedale Antonio Cardarelli|University of Naples Federico II|Ospedale Antonio Cardarelli|Ospedale Antonio Cardarelli|University of Naples Federico II|University of Naples Federico II|Ospedale Antonio Cardarelli|Connecticut Center for Primary Care|University of Connecticut|Ospedale Antonio Cardarelli
aim study translate crossculturally adapt use italian context communication assessment tool cat developed makoul colleagues study performed outpatient clinic surgical department cardarelli hospital naples italy involved systematic standardized multistep process adhering internationally accepted recommended guidelines corrections adjustments translation addressed linguistic factors cultural components cat translated italian two independent italian mothertongue translators consensus version backtranslated english mothertongue translator translation process followed consensus meeting authors translation investigators two comprehension tests total 65 patients results translation crosscultural adaptation satisfactory indicate italian translation cat used confidence italian context