The methods of improving cultural sensitivity of depression scales for use among global indigenous populations: a systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Cultural adaptation of psychometric measures has become a process aimed at increasing acceptance, reliability, and validity among specific Indigenous populations. We present a systematic scoping review to: (1) identify the depression scales that have been culturally adapted for use among Indigenous populations worldwide, (2) globally report on the methods used in the cultural adaptation of those scales, and (3) describe the main features of those cultural adaptation methods. We included articles published from inception to April 2021, including 3 levels of search terms: Psychometrics, Indigenous, and Depression. The search was carried out in the Ovid Medline, PubMed, Embase, Global Health, PsycINFO, and CINAHL databases, following PRISMA guidelines. We identified 34 reports on processes of

SUBMITTER: Gomez Cardona L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755398 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature