Validation of Autism Stigma Knowledge - Questionnaire (ASK-Q) for Brazilian Portuguese.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low levels of knowledge among health professionals about autism spectrum disorders (ASD) can impair the care provided to people with autism. In Brazil, there are still no validated instruments that assess the knowledge of pharmacy students and pharmacists regarding ASD.

Objective

This study aimed to carry out the cross-cultural adaptation of the Autism Stigma Knowledge Questionnaire (ASK-Q) into Brazilian Portuguese and to evaluate the evidence of content validity.

Methods

This study was conducted in two stages, as recommended in the literature. Stage 1 corresponded to cross-cultural adaptation carried out in six phases (translation of the ASK-Q, synthesis of the translations, evaluation by a committee of experts, evaluation by the target audience of pharma

SUBMITTER: Schultz PV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11405970 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature