title: [Translation of the "Autar Deep Vein Thrombosis Scale" to assess the risk of thrombosis].
abstract: At the moment in Austrian hospitals there is no valid and reliable scale available to assess the deep vein thrombosis risk. An alternative method for development of a German instrument of its own is the systematic translation of a standardized instrument in a foreign language which has been proved for its validity. For the translation the English Autar DVT risk assessment scale has been selected. The translation is based on a specific procedure. The results of the first part of the study show that the German version of the Autar DVT risk assessment scale (Autar DVT Scale-D) is a comprehensible and valid instrument as regards to content validity. in the second part further test-theoretic quality criteria of the Autar DVT Scale-D as reliability, validity and practicability will be tested.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pflegewissenschaft an der Privaten Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Medizinische Informatik und Technik, Hall in Tirol. gerhard.mueller@umit.at
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Elfriede
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fritz
authors.forename: Christa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Them
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014175:Translating; D014481:United States; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control