title: Cross-cultural reproducibility of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Role Checklist for persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article presents the results of a cross-cultural reproducibility and test-retest reliability study of a Brazilian version of the Role Checklist, in a population with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
  
  
  METHODS
  The English version was translated and culturally adapted into Brazilian Portuguese, then administered twice at a 2-week interval to a group of 25 clinically stable individuals with COPD.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Cross-cultural adaptation led to adjustments in some terms used in the checklist. Values obtained for kappa suggested moderate-to-substantial agreement for Part I and Part II. No statistically significant correlations were found between agreement and variables of gender, occupation, marital status, level of education, level of depression, or severity of bronchial obstruction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Brazilian Portuguese version of the Role Checklist was found content valid and reliable for persons with COPD and probably for the Brazilian population in general.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Pulmonary Center, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP)-Brazil. juniacordeiro@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Júnia R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
authors.forename: Aquiles
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camelier
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oakley
authors.forename: José R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Jardim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires