Deborah A. Hall|Silvia Zaragoza Domingo|Leila Z. Hamdache|Vinaya Manchaiah|Spoorthi Thammaiah|Chris Evans|Lena L. N. Wong
A good practice guide for translating and adapting hearing-related questionnaires for different languages and cultures
University of Nottingham|Nottingham University Samworth Academy|Dr. S.R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing|Dr. S.R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing|Prince Philip Dental Hospital|University of Hong Kong
raise awareness propose good practice guide translating adapting hearingrelated questionnaire used comparisons across populations divided language culture encourage investigators publish detailed stepsfrom synthesis existing guidelines propose important considerations getting started followed six early steps 1 preparation 2 3 translation steps 4 committee review 5 field testing 6 reviewing finalising translationnot applicableacross six steps 22 different items specified creating questionnaire promotes equivalence original accounting cultural differences published examples illustrate steps implemented reported shared experiences authors members international collegium rehabilitative audiology tinnitus research networka checklist preferred reporting items included help researchers clinicians make informed choices conducting omitting items also recommend using checklist document decisions resulting report publication following stepbystep guide would promote quality assurance multinational trials outcome evaluations confirm functional equivalence largescale evaluation psychometric properties follow