Ensuring Cultural and Cognitive Integrity in Instrument Translation: Quality of Life Index for Japanese Cancer Patients

Objective: The objective of this paper is to provide a practical illustration of methods useful for translating and testing questionnaire instruments for nursing and healthcare to ensure reliability, validity, and appropriateness for the target culture. Methods: We present the process used to create...

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Main Authors: Michiyo Mizuno, Keiko Sugimoto, Thomas Mayers, Carol Estwing Ferrans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing
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Online Access:http://www.apjon.org/article.asp?issn=2347-5625;year=2019;volume=6;issue=1;spage=64;epage=71;aulast=Mizuno