Korean version of the convalescence and recovery evaluation: translation and linguistic validation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To develop a Korean version of the original English version of the convalescence and recovery evaluation (CARE) questionnaire. The linguistic validation of the CARE questionnaire was tested on Korean patients who underwent abdominal and pelvic surgery.

Methods

The CARE questionnaire was translated and validated linguistically in the following steps. Permission to translate the Korean version of the original version, forward translation into the Korean, reconciliation, backward translation into English, cognitive debriefing through patient interviews, and finally proofreading.

Results

The forward translation was carried out by two independent bilingual translators with non-medical backgrounds. In the translation step to Korean, the terms "bloated and gassy"

SUBMITTER: Yuk HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7767938 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature