Translating the Symptom Screening in Pediatrics Tool (SSPedi) into Argentinian Spanish for paediatric patients receiving cancer treatments, and evaluating understandability and cultural relevance in a multiple-phase descriptive study.
BMJ Open
; 11(4): e048287, 2021 04 01.
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| ID: mdl-33795312
OBJECTIVES: To translate a symptom screening tool developed for paediatric patients receiving cancer therapies called Symptom Screening in Pediatrics Tool (SSPedi) into Argentinian Spanish and to evaluate the understandability and cultural relevance of the translated version of SSPedi among children with cancer and paediatric haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. METHODS: We conducted a multiphase, descriptive study to translate SSPedi into Argentinian Spanish. Using two translators, forward and backward translations were performed. The translated version was evaluated by Spanish-speaking paediatric patients 8-18 years of age receiving cancer treatments in two centres in Argentina and El Salvador. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcome was patient self-reported difficulty with understanding of the SSPedi instructions and each symptom using a 5-point Likert scale. Secondary outcomes were incorrect understanding of the SSPedi instructions, symptoms and response scale determined by cognitive interviews with the patients and rated using a 4-point Likert scale. Cultural relevance was assessed qualitatively. RESULTS: There were 30 children enrolled and included in cognitive interviews; 16 lived in Argentina and 14 lived in El Salvador. The most common types of Spanish spoken were Central American (17, 57%) followed by South American (10, 33%) and Castilian (3, 10%). No changes to Argentinian Spanish SSPedi were required based on the outcomes or qualitative comments. No issues with cultural relevance were identified by any of the respondents. CONCLUSIONS: We translated and finalised Argentinian Spanish SSPedi. Future research will focus on its use to describe bothersome symptoms by Argentinian Spanish-speaking children.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pediatria
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Child
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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America do sul
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Argentina
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El salvador
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En
Revista:
BMJ Open
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Reino Unido