Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the International Patient Decision Aid Standards Minimal Criteria Instrument for the Portuguese Population.

ABSTRACT: Introduction. Patient decision aids support health care decision making by dynamically integrating evidence-based information with patients' values, goals, and preferences. However, most of these aids are available only in English, limiting accessibility for non-English-speaking populations. Although Portuguese is one of the most spoken languages worldwide, validated decision aids and evaluation instruments in Portuguese remain scarce. Objectives. To translate, culturally adapt, and conduct preliminary content validation of the International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IPDAS) Minimal Criteria instrument for the Portuguese population. Methods. A multidisciplinary team conducted a structured linguistic validation process, including forward and backward translation, s

SUBMITTER: Gregorio M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12541180 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature