Bridging language barriers in developing valid health policy research tools: insights from the translation and validation process of the SHEMESH questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of research tools developed and validated in one cultural and linguistic context to another often faces challenges. One major challenge is poor performance of the tool in the new context. This potentially impact the legitimacy of health policy research conducted with informal adaptations of existing tools which have not been subjected to formal validation. Best practices exist to guide researchers in adapting and validating research tools effectively. We present here, as an extended example, our validation of the SHEMESH questionnaire ('Organizational Readiness to Change Assessment'; In Hebrew: 'SHE'elon Muchanut Ergunit le'SHinuy'), a Hebrew-language version of the Organizational Readiness to Change Assessment (ORCA). SHEMESH is tailored to support implementatio

SUBMITTER: Shalev L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10680279 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature