UNLABELLED The growing exposure of teenagers to environmental noise and music has generated interest in studies about the impact of such exposure, as well as the measures taken in these situations. Therefore, it is fundamental to use a valid and reliable instrument. AIM to validate a Brazilian Portuguese version of the Youth Attitude to Noise Scale questionnaire. STUDY DESIGN cross-sectiona...

INTRODUCTION The Orthognathic Quality of Life Questionnaire (OQLQ) was developed in 2000 and validated in 2002, aiming at assessing the impact and the benefits of orthosurgical treatment on patients' quality of life. OBJECTIVE Cross-culturally translate into Brazilian Portuguese and back-translate into English a quality of life instrument, assuring maintenance of its properties. METHODS At ...

purpose : this study was performed in order to characterize the psychometric properties of the national eye institute visual functioning questionnaire in iranians. methods : after forward and backward translation, examination of the translation quality and a pilot test, 80 patients with various chronic ophthalmic diseases and 30 healthy individuals completed the questionnaire. internal consiste...

With the increased globalization of psychology and related fields, having reliable and valid measures that can be used in a number of languages and cultures is critical. Few guidelines or standards have been established in psychology for the translation and cultural adaptation of instruments. Usually little is reported in research publications about the translation and adaptation process thus m...

Abstract Introduction Circadian health is increasingly recognized for the contributions it makes to general health. Few instruments assessing circadian rhythms have been translated into Spanish, however. The present study describes a Spanish translation of Energy Scale (CIRENS). instrument was designed according language norms those living along US-Mexico border by bilingual research team. CIRE...

Today’s organizations rely on continuous information inflow. Not surprisingly, Social Networking Sites (SNS) have expanded to Low-Income Countries (LICs) to solicit more information from individuals but increased information privacy concerns (IPC). Therefore, there are an increasing number of studies investigating the determinants of IPC. However, peculiarities of LICs (e.g., culture, infrastru...

This is a quantitative methodological development study on the cross-cultural adaptation of the 'Family Needs Questionnaire' (FNQ), which is a structured instrument developed in the United States to measure the perceived needs of family members after the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) of a relative. This instrument aims to identify important needs presented by family members, whether met or not. ...