Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8) for the Brazilian Portuguese language
Abstract Background Assessment tools are commonly used in different fields of health to assist in the diagnosis, the evaluation of the response to treatment, the measurement of quality of life and the establishment of the prognosis. Objectives Translate, culturally adapt and perform the psychometric...
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| author | Camila Fernandes Pollo Silmara Meneguin Hélio Amante Miot César de Oliveira |
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| description | Abstract Background Assessment tools are commonly used in different fields of health to assist in the diagnosis, the evaluation of the response to treatment, the measurement of quality of life and the establishment of the prognosis. Objectives Translate, culturally adapt and perform the psychometric validation of the Somatic Symptom Scale (SSS-8) for use in the Brazilian population. Methods Cross-cultural adaptation followed a combination of guidelines and for psychometric evaluation a sample of 300 patients was recruited. All recommended measurement properties by the Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement Instruments were evaluated, including analysis by an expert committee and analysis by the target public. The Skindex-16 was used for the evaluation of convergent validity and Cronbach’s alpha was used for the determination of the internal consistency of the translated version of the SSS-8. Results The final version received approval from five experts and the agreement index was 100% for all items. During the pretest, the scale was administered to 300 patients with psoriasis and none of the items needed to be altered. A moderate correlation was found between the Skindex-16 and SSS-8-BRA. In the analysis of internal consistency, Cronbach’s alpha for the SSS-8-BRA was 0.81. Conclusion The SSS-8 is a valid and reliable tool for the assessment of somatic symptoms in the Brazilian population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26966657326f4eb9a938c8327e89d6d72022-12-22T01:44:44ZengBMCBMC Primary Care2731-45532022-09-012311710.1186/s12875-022-01836-2Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8) for the Brazilian Portuguese languageCamila Fernandes Pollo0Silmara Meneguin1Hélio Amante Miot2César de Oliveira3Nursing Department, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista (FMB-Unesp)Nursing Department, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista (FMB-Unesp)Department of Infectology, Dermatology, Radiotherapy and Imaging Diagnosis, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista (FMB-Unesp)Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University College LondonAbstract Background Assessment tools are commonly used in different fields of health to assist in the diagnosis, the evaluation of the response to treatment, the measurement of quality of life and the establishment of the prognosis. Objectives Translate, culturally adapt and perform the psychometric validation of the Somatic Symptom Scale (SSS-8) for use in the Brazilian population. Methods Cross-cultural adaptation followed a combination of guidelines and for psychometric evaluation a sample of 300 patients was recruited. All recommended measurement properties by the Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement Instruments were evaluated, including analysis by an expert committee and analysis by the target public. The Skindex-16 was used for the evaluation of convergent validity and Cronbach’s alpha was used for the determination of the internal consistency of the translated version of the SSS-8. Results The final version received approval from five experts and the agreement index was 100% for all items. During the pretest, the scale was administered to 300 patients with psoriasis and none of the items needed to be altered. A moderate correlation was found between the Skindex-16 and SSS-8-BRA. In the analysis of internal consistency, Cronbach’s alpha for the SSS-8-BRA was 0.81. Conclusion The SSS-8 is a valid and reliable tool for the assessment of somatic symptoms in the Brazilian population.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01836-2QuestionnairesQuality of lifeDermatologySomatic symptomsPsychometry |
| spellingShingle | Camila Fernandes Pollo Silmara Meneguin Hélio Amante Miot César de Oliveira Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8) for the Brazilian Portuguese language BMC Primary Care Questionnaires Quality of life Dermatology Somatic symptoms Psychometry |
| title | Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8) for the Brazilian Portuguese language |
| title_full | Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8) for the Brazilian Portuguese language |
| title_fullStr | Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8) for the Brazilian Portuguese language |
| title_full_unstemmed | Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8) for the Brazilian Portuguese language |
| title_short | Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8) for the Brazilian Portuguese language |
| title_sort | translation cultural adaptation and validation of the somatic symptom scale 8 sss 8 for the brazilian portuguese language |
| topic | Questionnaires Quality of life Dermatology Somatic symptoms Psychometry |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01836-2 |
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