title: The process of reconciliation: evaluation of guidelines for translating quality-of-life questionnaires.
abstract: Reconciliation refers to the process through which two or more independent forward translations are merged into one single translation. This critical step in the translation process is difficult to formalize. The purpose of this review is to analyze how reconciliation is specified in leading guidelines for the translation of quality-of-life questionnaires and other patient-reported outcome forms with regard to the number and qualifications of individuals involved, the processes followed, as well as the criteria applied. In general, relatively little attention has been paid to characterizing the process in detail. Based on these findings, we specify criteria to be followed.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. michael.koller@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koller
authors.forename: Valeska
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kantzer
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mear
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zarzar
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Greimel
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bottomley
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arnott
authors.forename: Dagmara
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kuliś
mesh_terms: D017408:Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014177:Translations