title: [Partial cross-cultural adaptation of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) scale for analysis of patients with mental retardation].
abstract: The aim of the ABC (Aberrant Behavior Checklist) is to evaluate the treatment response for aberrant behavior in patients with mental retardation. The aim of this study was to describe the partial cross-cultural adaptation of the ABC scale to Brazilian Portuguese. The process included conceptual and item equivalence, two translations (T1, T2) and their back-translations (R1, R2), evaluation of referential and general equivalence, expert evaluations, a pre-test, and elaboration of the final version. Conceptual and item equivalences of the ABC were considered pertinent to Brazilian culture. Semantic equivalence showed good correspondence between R1 items and ABC. Reasonable correspondence was obtained between ABC items and R2. All of the professors understood 94.8% of the items in the scale, while relatives understood 87.9%. The Brazilian Portuguese version of the ABC scale thus is available for use, with the appropriate conceptual, item, and semantic equivalence.
authors.affiliation: Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Brasil. mfl_ssa@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mirella Fiuza
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Losapio
authors.forename: Lis Gomes
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Milena Pereira
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Pondé
authors.forename: Camila Marinho
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Novaes
authors.forename: Darci Neves dos
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Nayara
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Argollo
authors.forename: Ivete Maria Santos
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Heloisa Helena Alves
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Brasil
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007802:Language; D012660:Semantics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations