title: The Process and Challenges in the Translation of World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL- BREF) to a Regional Language; Malayalam.
abstract: A lot of research has been directed on wellbeing and disability in many non-communicable disease conditions. In this context, health-related aspects of life and quality of life (QOL) are receiving a lot of focus. Many Quality of Health measures are available, of which World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) is one of the most popular. Translating and adapting this tool is useful in view of research happening in a multicultural arena. Though translations into Hindi and other Indian languages including Tamil and Kannada have been done, a Malayalam version is not available. This paper discusses the steps adopted in this exercise and the challenges in translating WHOQOL-BREF to Malayalam from the original English version.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Edapally, Cochin, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Bindu
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authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Sandhya
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authors.lastname: Cherkil
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authors.lastname: Aswathy
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authors.lastname: Unnikrishnan
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authors.lastname: Rajani