Preliminary evidence of the validity process of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS): translation, cross-cultural adaptation and semantic equivalence of the Brazilian Portuguese version
Abstract Objectives: To translate and back-translate the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) into Brazilian Portuguese, to assess its cross-cultural semantic equivalence, and to verify indicators of quality of the final version by analyzing the inter-rater reliability of the ADOS scores....
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| author | Maria Clara Pacífico Cristiane Silvestre de Paula Victor Santos Namur Rosane Lowenthal Cleonice Alves Bosa Maria Cristina Triguero Veloz Teixeira |
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| description | Abstract Objectives: To translate and back-translate the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) into Brazilian Portuguese, to assess its cross-cultural semantic equivalence, and to verify indicators of quality of the final version by analyzing the inter-rater reliability of the ADOS scores. Methods: This study had three stages: 1) translation and back-translation; 2) semantic equivalence analysis; and 3) pre-test to verify the agreement between mental health specialists and an ADOS senior examiner regarding the scoring procedure. Authorization to translate and carry out the cultural adaptation of the instrument was first obtained from the Western Psychological Services, publishers of the instrument. Results: The main preliminary results pointed to good equivalence between the original English version and the final version and the Brazilian version following the cultural adaptation process. Some semantic differences were found between the original version and the back-translation into English, but they did not interfere with the first translation into Portuguese or into the final version. One of the limitations of the study was the small sample size; for that reason, the inter-rater reliability of the ADOS scores between the specialists and the senior examiner using the kappa coefficient was adequate for 7 out of 10 areas. Conclusions: We conclude that the creation of an official Brazilian version of ADOS will help to strengthen clinical and scientific research into ASD, and deter the use of other unauthorized versions of ADOS in the country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec513ccddf514fe5b5c2bbcde000ce542022-12-22T04:16:13ZengAssociação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do SulTrends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy2238-00192019-10-0141321822610.1590/2237-6089-2018-0063Preliminary evidence of the validity process of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS): translation, cross-cultural adaptation and semantic equivalence of the Brazilian Portuguese versionMaria Clara PacíficoCristiane Silvestre de PaulaVictor Santos NamurRosane LowenthalCleonice Alves BosaMaria Cristina Triguero Veloz Teixeirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6096-8414Abstract Objectives: To translate and back-translate the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) into Brazilian Portuguese, to assess its cross-cultural semantic equivalence, and to verify indicators of quality of the final version by analyzing the inter-rater reliability of the ADOS scores. Methods: This study had three stages: 1) translation and back-translation; 2) semantic equivalence analysis; and 3) pre-test to verify the agreement between mental health specialists and an ADOS senior examiner regarding the scoring procedure. Authorization to translate and carry out the cultural adaptation of the instrument was first obtained from the Western Psychological Services, publishers of the instrument. Results: The main preliminary results pointed to good equivalence between the original English version and the final version and the Brazilian version following the cultural adaptation process. Some semantic differences were found between the original version and the back-translation into English, but they did not interfere with the first translation into Portuguese or into the final version. One of the limitations of the study was the small sample size; for that reason, the inter-rater reliability of the ADOS scores between the specialists and the senior examiner using the kappa coefficient was adequate for 7 out of 10 areas. Conclusions: We conclude that the creation of an official Brazilian version of ADOS will help to strengthen clinical and scientific research into ASD, and deter the use of other unauthorized versions of ADOS in the country.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892019000300218&tlng=enAutism spectrum disorderAutism Diagnostic Observation Scheduletranslationcultural adaptation |
| spellingShingle | Maria Clara Pacífico Cristiane Silvestre de Paula Victor Santos Namur Rosane Lowenthal Cleonice Alves Bosa Maria Cristina Triguero Veloz Teixeira Preliminary evidence of the validity process of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS): translation, cross-cultural adaptation and semantic equivalence of the Brazilian Portuguese version Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Autism spectrum disorder Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule translation cultural adaptation |
| title | Preliminary evidence of the validity process of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS): translation, cross-cultural adaptation and semantic equivalence of the Brazilian Portuguese version |
| title_full | Preliminary evidence of the validity process of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS): translation, cross-cultural adaptation and semantic equivalence of the Brazilian Portuguese version |
| title_fullStr | Preliminary evidence of the validity process of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS): translation, cross-cultural adaptation and semantic equivalence of the Brazilian Portuguese version |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preliminary evidence of the validity process of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS): translation, cross-cultural adaptation and semantic equivalence of the Brazilian Portuguese version |
| title_short | Preliminary evidence of the validity process of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS): translation, cross-cultural adaptation and semantic equivalence of the Brazilian Portuguese version |
| title_sort | preliminary evidence of the validity process of the autism diagnostic observation schedule ados translation cross cultural adaptation and semantic equivalence of the brazilian portuguese version |
| topic | Autism spectrum disorder Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule translation cultural adaptation |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892019000300218&tlng=en |
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