Title of article :
A Systematic Review of Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Instruments for the Selection of Assistive Technologies
Author/Authors :
LimaBarroso, BárbaraIansãde GraduateStudentoftheGraduatePrograminRehabilitationSciences - FacultyofMedicineFMUSP - UniversityofSãoPaulo - SãoPaulo - SP, Brazil , Galvão, CláudiaReginaCabral GraduateStudentoftheGraduatePrograminRehabilitationSciences - FacultyofMedicineFMUSP - UniversityofSãoPaulo - SãoPaulo - SP, Brazil , Silva, LuizBuenoda ProfessorofthePostgraduatePrograminProductionEngineering - FederalUniversityofParaíbaUFPB - JoãoPessoa - PB, Brazil , Lancman, Selma Brazil3ProfessorofthePostgraduatePrograminRehabilitationSciences - FacultyofMedicineFMUSP - UniversityofSãoPaulo - SãoPaulo - SP, Brazil
Abstract :
Thisarticlepresentsasystematicreview,forwhichresearchwascarriedoutinthefollowingelectronicdatabases:WebofScience,
Scopus,PubMed,andERIC,inwhichseveralarticleswerefound(n=560).Theresultswereanalyzedbasedontheinformation
obtainedinthetitlesandabstracts,andtheremainingstudieswerereadinfullfortheanalysis.Theaimofthisarticlewasto
identifythedifferentquestionnairesusedforselectingitemsofassistivetechnology,describeandevaluatethetranslationand
transculturaladaptationprocedures,characterizethethematicdomainsofeachresource,evaluatetheculturaladaptation
processadopted,anddescribethepsychometricproperties.Dataextractionandevaluationofthemethodologicalqualityofthe
eligiblestudieswereperformedinaccordancewiththeCOSMINverificationlistwithachecklistof4points.Thepublicationof
systematicreviewstudiesandothersthatsynthesizeresearchresultsisfundamentaltoprovidesupportforchangeinthe
behaviorofprofessionalsinthefieldofhealth,andnotonlytoaccesstheavailableliteraturebutalsotoincorporatethis
informationintodailyclinicalpractice.Theresultsofthisreviewcouldprovidesubsidiesthatwouldenabletheplanning,
execution,identification,andchoiceofspecificinstrumentsforadeterminedstudywithinthecontextofassistivetechnology,
withaviewtohelpingresearchersandhealthprofessionalsinclinicalandinvestigatorypractices
Keywords :
A Systematic Review , Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation , Instruments , Assistive Technologies , ICF , COSMIN
Journal title :
Occupational Therapy International
